prominence
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Green was part of an outstanding group of class of 2029 quarterbacks last fall, all of whom should be continuing their rise to prominence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Gamers will be familiar with Laufey, but her prominence might be surprising as her earlier death was "supposed to be the end".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
A former lawmaker and party leader, she shot to prominence when she became first lady at 19, after her mother broke with her father amid corruption scandals.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
It’s hard to imagine an audience resisting the temptation to have the enigma central to the play’s meaning clarified, given its prominence in the plot and the drama’s woolly elusiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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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