popularized

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In the first few years of the company, he popularized comic series based on movies such as “Star Wars,” “Aliens” and “Predator.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

One advocate of this approach is author Benny Lewis, who popularized a communicative learning approach he calls “language hacking” which focuses on the language skills needed for conversation.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

On TV, the Mandalorian popularized the catchphrase “This is the way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Artificial-intelligence slop is a term that sprung into usage about two years ago, popularized by influential AI blogger Simon Willison.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The terminology we now use to express this distinction, between primary and secondary qualities, was introduced by Boyle in 1666 and popularized by Locke in 1689.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton