high-profile
adjective
: attracting a lot of attention in newspapers, on television, etc.
a high-profile legal case
a high-profile athlete
She has a very high-profile job.
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Backlash over the aggressive tactics mounted, and two of the crackdown’s most high-profile leaders were soon gone.
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Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The group’s feed of an NBA play-in game Tuesday night cut out with less than a minute left in overtime, a high-profile misstep for a company that had successfully changed the narrative on the reliability of sports streaming over the past few years, particularly with its NFL partnership.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Supervisor races are officially nonpartisan, but this race pits high-profile candidates from both parties in a district with a Republican lean.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Federal investigators alleged in the indictment that Jones had a relationship with a high-profile player that developed while Jones played on the Cleveland Cavaliers and later coached for the Lakers.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
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Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The group’s feed of an NBA play-in game Tuesday night cut out with less than a minute left in overtime, a high-profile misstep for a company that had successfully changed the narrative on the reliability of sports streaming over the past few years, particularly with its NFL partnership.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Supervisor races are officially nonpartisan, but this race pits high-profile candidates from both parties in a district with a Republican lean.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Federal investigators alleged in the indictment that Jones had a relationship with a high-profile player that developed while Jones played on the Cleveland Cavaliers and later coached for the Lakers.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
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“High-profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-profile. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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