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preeminent

[pree-em-uh-nuhnt] / priˈɛm ə nənt /


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Preeminent First Amendment champion Floyd Abrams settled that debate by filing in support of MAD’s petition.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

Preeminent among them was Hang Tuah, who spoke multiple languages including Arabic, Persian, and Mandarin and was adept in the use of numerous weapons.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Preeminent in Pulley’s vivid cast is the fascinating and appalling Resovskaya, whose coldblooded pursuit of her scientific aims drives the plot.

From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2022

In 2014, he co-authored the memoir “Eddie: The Life and Times of America’s Preeminent Bad Boy.”

From Fox News • Jun. 9, 2020

Preeminent among the bands which oppressed and wasted these unhappy districts were the dragoons commanded by John Graham of Claverhouse.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron




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