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Ben Lerner’s novel poetically recounts its narrator’s relationship with an eminent scholar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In a public statement, Janet Yellen, Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan, and 10 other eminent former officials, rallied behind Powell.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Responding to the observation that many eminent Supreme Court justices have believed that Congress can limit the president’s firing authority, Kavanaugh pointed out that many eminent of the court’s justices have believed the opposite.
From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025
Silverstein opened his own law office in 2005, taking on clients who were challenging eminent domain, the process used by government agencies to acquire private property from owners who are unwilling to sell.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
They were not eminent people, and there are few records concerning them except for the usual papers on birth, marriage, land ownership, and death.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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