obscurity
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It took the poetic craft of Longfellow to rescue Revere from obscurity, transforming him into the patriotic icon he remains today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Orlando Gill continued his remarkable journey from obscurity as he became Paraguay's penalty shootout hero against Germany on Monday.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Papers published in Science often enjoy a media moment before fading into obscurity.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Anyone but the people who plucked him from obscurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
That they had virtually all come from lives of obscurity and poverty is in itself remarkable and a phenomenon rarely witnessed in Western music before the twentieth century.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
The rise in popularity of revival screenings, which find audiences packing theaters in Los Angeles and around the world for acknowledged classics and rediscovered obscurities, has brought a joyful energy back to theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
They scour the internet to confirm obscurities, contact competition officials and high-school counselors and use a video-interview program to suss out students’ research claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
"It was a great song, and as a fan of 60s and 70s obscurities I knew it was unknown."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
She also plays endearing obscurities, like the first songs she wrote as a child.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
He pursued more stimulating projects, whilst I, alone in the chamber, labored through his Classical obscurities.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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