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In the early 2000s, England’s so-called Golden Generation was undone by simmering rivalries between the boldface names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Similar checks soon came from John’s older brothers and their wives, and from other boldface names of San Francisco society: the Schwabs of finance, the Swigs of real estate, the Pritzkers of hotels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Not only are viewers watching boldface names eat, they’re also watching them eat foods that are considered distasteful — which goes against the prim and proper image that celebrities are expected to uphold.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024

During the last decade, this group exhibition has become a must-see for gallery hoppers who have flocked to view the works of such boldface art-world names as Mark Ryden, Tracey Emin and Jill Greenberg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

Other terms seem to be introduced with no rationale other than that they look impressive when printed in boldface type inside a little box in the middle of the page.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

This week, she muscled in on the battle over the newest and most advanced technology in the world that has been dominated by boldfaced names like Sam Altman and Jensen Huang.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

But it’s unclear how much the streaming service, known for specials by boldfaced names like John Mulaney and Adam Sandler, cares about minting stars.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

And the reputational stink once associated with the celebrity “line” of products has diminished with their ubiquity, creating a win-win — or at least no-lose-no-lose — situation for boldfaced names in search of a foothold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2023

Reflecting the high stakes, Senate candidates have embarked on a frenetic pace of campaign events in the final days, as they trade sharpening attacks and enlist boldfaced names to hit the trail with them.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2022

The terminology adopted by me for the jaw musculature is in boldfaced italic type.

From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Robert L. Merz

Rather it’s a purposefully rousing homage to the ideals of journalistic independence, governmental accountability and gender equality that isn’t averse to underlining, italicizing and boldfacing why those principles are more important than ever.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2017

He says Indeed tried to find a way to keep it on the label just by boldfacing the first letters of Lavender Sunflower Date.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2016

But when historians chronicle the early 2000s, Hurlburt gambles, they’ll be boldfacing “War on Terror” in their textbooks.

From Time ● Feb. 15, 2013