prominence
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This is indeed a 19th-century term, but the baseball usage dates from the early 1880s: The word rose in prominence with the trial of Charles Guiteau, the assassin of President James Garfield.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Szubarczyk rose to prominence in April 2025 when he reached the final of the open-age event at the European Championship and won the World Amateur Championship later that year.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Born Kiari Cephus, Offset gained prominence as a member of rap trio Migos along with fellow Georgia rappers Quavo and Takeoff.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
When he shot into prominence in 2024, Magyar had no party apparatus behind him.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Isn’t that prominence just an ephemeral phenomenon of the last few centuries, now fading behind the prominence of Japan and Southeast Asia?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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