prominence
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Emanuel is best known as executive chairman of Hollywood talent agency WME, and rose to prominence guiding the careers of stars including Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Experts say the test for Airbnb going forward will be driving growth in its travel offerings without diluting the “travel like a local” identity that brought the company to prominence.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The band members said they considered what to do at that moment of national prominence but that they hoped the music would speak for itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
One of those funds was Situational, founded two years ago by Leopold Aschenbrenner, a 24-year-old with no prior professional investing experience who rose to prominence with his 2024 essay on artificial intelligence’s future development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Around two thousand years ago, Hopewell jumped into prominence from its bases in the Midwest, establishing a trade network that covered most of North America.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
And for those looking closely they may have seen small loops of pink gas called prominences following the Sun's turbulent magnetic field.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Another feature that can be seen are flame-like structures called prominences on the edge of the sun, showing up in contrast to the white light of the corona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
“Solar prominences, corona, oh my god!” he said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
You should also avoid shoes with seams or hard materials that may rub and place pressure on bony prominences.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2021
Violent solar storms produce brilliant flares that disrupt radio communications on Earth; and immense arching plumes of hot gas, guided by the Sun’s magnetic field, the solar prominences, which dwarf the Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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