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popularity

[pop-yuh-lar-i-tee] / ˌpɒp jəˈlær ɪ ti /


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Despite their popularity, scientists still have limited information about the cardiovascular effects of energy drinks and supplements containing stimulants.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

In the 1950s, a young Stanley Kubrick argued that TV’s increasing popularity “has made it necessary for films to be made with more sincerity and more daring.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

While resale sites are growing in popularity, in the UK we still bin about 711,000 tonnes of textiles annually, external – roughly the weight of seven US aircraft carriers, external.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The commentary on the traditional cultural celebration prompted Pulido to put out an open call for invitations to perform at quinceañeras across the Congressional District, aiding his popularity in the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

It’s true only because when it comes to popularity, pretty matters more than whether anyone actually likes you.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

And while he’s happy for these books’ popularities, he says that some subjects may be better told by kids who also aren’t tasked with saving the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

We have seen extended popularities of “connect the dots,” “touching base,” “walking you through,” “deep dive,” “gain traction” and “circle back.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2017

That is, the difference between the popularities of a given song in different “worlds” increased as the strength of social influence increased.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 18, 2013

The scientific irrelevancies and solemn popularities, less elaborately embodied, I seem to have met with before—in papers signed by more than one serious and unqualified sage, whose mind also was not narrowed by knowledge.

From The Gentle Art of Making Enemies by James McNeill Whistler

The vital facts of to-day's literature always lie buried beneath chatter of large editions and immense popularities.

From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Arnold Bennett


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