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popularity

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


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So-called equity-derivative income ETFs have seen their popularity take off these past few years, becoming a popular niche in the rapidly growing world of actively managed ETFs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Barre is a low impact exercise and its popularity has soared in recent years as famous names including Pippa Middleton have praised its benefits.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Meta has been judged harshly for spending billions of dollars on AI without becoming a leader in the technology, so Muse’s popularity surprised some, according to Jefferies senior analyst Brent Thill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The professors have performed a public service, even if it is unlikely to win them any popularity contests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

For example, most operas were written to be popular, middle-class entertainments, and artists such as Liszt and Paganini enjoyed rock-star-like fame and popularity in their day.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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

To those who only care for the light popularities, of the season, give Balfe and Verdi, Glover and Jullien.

From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by George Routledge

My American Ballads, perhaps after "Proverbial Philosophy," the chief cause of my Transatlantic popularities, had their origin at Albury.

From My Life as an Author by Martin Farquhar Tupper




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