prominence
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Holloway first rose to prominence, before he transitioned, as Lots Holloway - part of band MK1 on The X Factor in 2012, reaching the live finals.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The case has drawn significant attention because of the family's prominence.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Mamdani, a little known assemblyman from Queens, shot to national prominence in his run for mayor by focusing on making New York City more affordable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“World News Roundup” rose to prominence during World War II, when Murrow and other CBS News correspondents delivered live reports from Europe.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
He was a blustering, intrepid bully who brooded inconsolably over the terrible ineradicable impressions he knew he kept making on people of prominence who were scarcely aware that he was even alive.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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