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eminence

[em-uh-nuhns] / ˈɛm ə nəns /




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By 1955, Ms. Newman marvels, “Barney had become an unavoidable eminence after barely having had a career.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

We now live in an era that can be safely summarized as the end of science's peacetime, and perhaps the end of the general eminence of once mighty institutions of higher learning.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

In that historical context, Ms Murty's critics say that someone of her stature and eminence should be more aware of what she says in public.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2023

Even for orchestras of Cleveland’s eminence and civic stature, people simply weren’t showing up.

From New York Times • May 23, 2023

To the south loomed the Rocky Hill, gray boulders clearly visible along the top, and beyond it the higher eminence of the Round Hill.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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