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preeminence

[pree-em-uh-nuhns] / priˈɛm ə nəns /




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Yet even in the subsequent years, as software ate the world, Apple built its preeminence in consumer electronics on hardware.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

To dress up is to project power, possibility and preeminence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

Admittedly, with that preeminence has come changes that even an obdurate critic like me must hail.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2023

Its presence constituted a strong argument against the supposed preeminence of Columbus.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023

Zero’s rise to preeminence had to begin in the East.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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