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prominent

[prom-uh-nuhnt] / ˈprɒm ə nənt /




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But the economic debate about immigration isn’t “entirely honest,” said Sebastian Dullien, a prominent German economist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

But along the coast in Arbroath it is a different story, with many retail units in the heart of the Angus town lying empty, and numerous prominent "to let" and "for sale" signs.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Pulte the grandson hasn’t donated to any prominent Fellowship candidates.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Labelled as planet X, prominent astronomers had put it forward as an explanation for Uranus’s orbit, which drifts from the path of orbital motion that physics would expect it to follow.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The guardians were usually drawn from the ranks of the most prominent white citizens in Osage County.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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