prominence
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The Federal Constitution of 1789 eventually took greater prominence for the American public.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Moderna rose to prominence in 2019 when, at the height of the pandemic, the drugmaker delivered the second Covid vaccine approved by U.S. regulators.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
I did indeed grow up to be a gay man and a critic, but I never came close to achieving Reed’s cultural prominence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
GameStop rose to prominence as a "meme stock", which sees retail investors buy up shares in unloved companies that professional investors have bet against, causing the share price to rise and fall sharply.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Even paintings acquire a new prominence by protruding slightly from the curved walls, instead of receding into them.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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