preeminence
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Not content with mere parliamentary preeminence, de Gaulle quickly fashioned a Fifth Republic with a semimonarchical presidency to which he was elected the following year, an office he would hold for a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Sopranos Michelle Allie Drever and Alaysha Fox give us a sample of Mozart’s operatic preeminence.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
While they may be known for their Disco preeminence during the "Saturday Night Fever" era, the Bee Gees enjoy the distinction of landing hit records across four decades, from the 1960s through the 1980s.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024
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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King Lear
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Between the World and Me
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The Boys in the Boat
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