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popularity

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


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The controversies have coincided with a drop in Reform polling support and in popularity for Farage, long a divisive figure loved and loathed in largely equal measure.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The predominant theme explaining copper’s popularity is its new end-uses in the build-out of data centers as well as for electrification and decarbonization.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

The “Phantasm” films gained popularity with their dreamlike feel and mind-boggling narratives of “real” and “dream” worlds.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

In June 1976, Marley and the Wailers were reaching a new level of international popularity and acclaim.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Even though one book after another repeats this myth, the popularity of spices had nothing to do with disguising the taste of meat or fish that had gone bad.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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

In literature, too, there have been seen popularities greater even than Scott's, and nothing perennial in the interior of them.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III by Henry Cabot Lodge

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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