prominence
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GameStop rose to prominence as a "meme stock", which sees retail investors buy up shares in unloved companies that professional investors have bet against, causing the share price to rise and fall sharply.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The duo rose to prominence together, even as the music sounded more and more like it was lost in a vortex.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
“The markets are increasingly weighing the two-sided risks of the Middle East conflict, with tighter financial conditions and growth concerns gaining prominence over pure inflation worries,” the head of fixed income and municipal bonds says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
She rose to prominence in her 20s by defeating a Communist stalwart for a seat in Parliament in 1984.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
This defense seemed to me to belong to an earlier time, before World War II, when higher education could ensure positions of social power and prominence.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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