prominent

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It took the speeches and writings of prominent Americans, especially Thomas Paine, to convince Americans to revolt.

From The Wall Street Journal

TAE—whose backers include Alphabet, Chevron and Goldman Sachs—is one of the oldest and most prominent companies working in the relatively nascent field of commercial nuclear fusion.

From The Wall Street Journal

An alarm bell has been rung by one of Wall Street’s most prominent strategists.

From MarketWatch

In 2006, when a popular uprising forced the king to abdicate, Thapa was already a prominent figure in the pro-democracy movement and had been jailed several times for his role in street protests.

From Barron's

Both Isaac and Amy were prominent members of the Quaker faith and supported its then-radical ideas about equality in all forms.

From Literature