popularized

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The concept of the American Dream dates back to the founding of the US, but the phrase wasn't popularised until later, in The Epic of America, a book published in 1931 during the Great Depression.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

In Kinshasa's hip bars, the rumba of yesteryear has given way to a modern fusion of Afropop and RnB, a style notably popularised outside the country by Congolese artist Fally Ipupa.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Highlife's layered guitars, horn sections and storytelling have shaped national identity for more than a century, popularised by legends such as E.T.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

It was popularised during the 18th Century reign of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah - the region was in the grip of a famine and he initiated a work-for-food programme.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

That I Pagliacci was only fifteen years old when Caruso popularised it on record - young in relation to opera’s extensive back catalogue - is, with the benefit of hindsight, strangely significant.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall