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prominent

[prom-uh-nuhnt] / ˈprɒm ə nənt /




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Yawger said he is “certain there’s going to be elements inside Hezbollah who are reluctant to give up the fight,” so it will be important to see whether those voices become more prominent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

“Even against a backdrop of prominent layoffs, the underlying signals point to a broader and more leveraged developer base.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

As various observers have noted, this isn’t the first time a prominent brand has latched onto tech buzzwords as a means of securing investment and relevance.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

CBS struck a one-year deal with media mogul Byron Allen to bring his “Comics Unleashed” syndicated show to the prominent time slot once occupied by David Letterman until Colbert took the mantle a decade ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

It was a very prominent object in the night sky, clearly visible from the streets of London and Paris, the brightest comet that anyone alive at the time had ever seen.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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