prominence
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Higgins, who lost Season 4 of “The Traitors” in the finale after being blindsided by her friend and co-star Rob Rausch, rose to prominence on “Love Island” in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
A U.K. version of the heavily processed, bass-saturated sound known as dubstep was gaining prominence, and Ms. Ware was loosely associated with this scene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The president has done the same for many of his other recent nominees, no matter the prominence of the court vacancy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
The Gao brothers gained prominence in the Chinese art scene during the 1990s and early 2000s, a quarter of a century after Mao's death.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Louis’s rise to prominence had been so spectacular that few American sportswriters or bookies gave Schmeling much of a chance.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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