prominent

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Today, he is one of the country’s most prominent prisoners—an army officer whose stature inside the ranks makes him too great a threat to be released.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Wedbush Fund Advisers has launched another artificial-intelligence-focused ETF bearing the name of Wall Street’s most prominent tech bull.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Netflix said that its “dedication to Argentinian cinema” is driven largely by new stories led by prominent local figures, “both in front of and behind the camera.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

This process explains why ancient craters lack bright rays, while younger ones like Tycho, which formed about 108 million years ago, still display prominent streaks visible from Earth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

In his Defence, Adams had written three volumes of relentless and seemingly endless prose to show that political power invariably rested in the hands of a few prominent individuals and families.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis