prominence
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Holloway first rose to prominence, before he transitioned, as Lots Holloway - part of band MK1 on The X Factor in 2012, reaching the live finals.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
A former lawmaker and party leader, she shot to prominence when she became first lady at 19, after her mother broke with her father amid corruption scandals.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“World News Roundup” rose to prominence during World War II, when Murrow and other CBS News correspondents delivered live reports from Europe.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The Federal Constitution of 1789 eventually took greater prominence for the American public.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But long before Pacheco’s indestructible sow rose to prominence in the townsfolk’s fertile imaginations, another phantom was born to roam through the Miracle Valley wreaking all manner of curious havoc.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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