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prestige

[pre-steezh, -steej] / prɛˈstiʒ, -ˈstidʒ /


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In November, after China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, began service, Chinese state media celebrated the “three-carrier era” as a symbol of global prestige.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

In the view of Hollywood Park, Inglewood welcomed the jobs, tax revenue, increased property values and heightened prestige for a decade, then walked away from the deal when the bills came due.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

By the end of the 2010s it had established itself as a serious prestige player thanks to best picture Oscar-winning “Moonlight.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Faded stars could scrape out a second act in B-movies and lesser studio offerings without losing the prestige of the silver screen.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

But of course he was right, and by the time I came to womanhood even I had to acknowledge that his prestige was much diminished.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya


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