prestige

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A problem of our age is the strategic non sequiturs that leaders turn into tests of their prestige and manhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

There's still prestige in being the first to plant your flag in the lunar dust.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The hosts discuss how billionaire dealmaking and rebrand fatigue is hurting the network’s reputation for edgy, prestige TV.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

The director of “The Fly” and “Videodrome” isn’t in the film long, but he bequeaths prestige upon these splat-hijinks that they don’t quite deserve.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

For the Negro in Washington, mail-carrying was a prestige job.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey