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eminence

[em-uh-nuhns] / ˈɛm ə nəns /




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When it is tied to "an unparalleled moral eminence", he wrote, a fast unto death "amounts to blackmail".

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

They included novelist King, astrophysicist Tyson and numerous book and magazine writers of varied eminence.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

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

But when Uncle Murray refuses to pay up, and Marty has to pilfer the money for his trip, the road to global eminence takes some sharp turns.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2025

They both were fully alive to their own eminence, each backed by powerful and influential patrons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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