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prestige

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


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With that success, streamers became eager to spend big to chase the prestige that comes with the Academy Awards.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"I think the prestige to win a trophy, with the history this club has - it would be amazing. The fans really want this trophy for us, and we will try."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Sales in Coty’s prestige business, which includes brands such as Kylie Cosmetics and fragrances by Gucci and Marc Jacobs, were flat at $830.9 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Universities have also tied prestige and funding to publishing metrics: grant dollars, rankings, and internal performance systems for researchers all depend on churning out work.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Similarly, Japan continues to use its horrendously cumbersome kanji writing system in preference to efficient alphabets or Japan’s own efficient kana syllabary—because the prestige attached to kanji is so great.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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