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also causes celebres
as in celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a cause célèbre from some reality TV show whose fame hadn't even lasted the proverbial 15 minutes
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Noun
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Michael Kors welcomed a packed front row of celebrities to the Metropolitan Opera House on Thursday evening for his fall 2026 show, which also happened to be his 45th anniversary.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Over the past ten years, celebrities have gone from treating profiles as a necessary part of the job — grin and bear it, hold a puppy, say the least offensive things possible — to giving you absolutely nothing.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The lowest-mass stars appear small, faint, red, and cool; the higher mass stars appear large, bright, blue, and hot.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Tokyo — In scenes normally reserved for J-pop stars, thousands of fans huddle against the cold outside a small train station on the outskirts of Tokyo, their phones held high for a glimpse of Japan’s latest obsession.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The superstars of the NHL will return to Winter Olympic action later on Wednesday, bringing with them thousands of fans from across the world, but it’s been far from a smooth buildup to the Games.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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And in San Jose’s Macklin Celebrini, the North Vancouver 19-year-old, the Canadians have one of the game’s brightest young superstars.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Joe Brusuelas, senior economist at RSM US, highlighted a few of those factors when pushing back on White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett’s claim Monday that subdued job gains are primarily the result of lower population figures and higher productivity.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Since the retail figures aren’t adjusted for inflation, weaker figures could be impacted by steep holiday discounts.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In corporate earnings, Airbus, Nestlé and Renault are among the names reporting results later this week.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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And many of the media companies have great monetization but don’t really have any of the big personalities and audiences was a really interesting point.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The New York Giants rookie running back has become one of the most electric personalities in all of sports — and off the field, his relationship with influencer girlfriend Chloe Rodriguez is giving fans even more content to follow.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hume became one of modern atheism’s great intellectual heroes by rejecting this idea.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Without giving anything away, the scale of the sequence in which the heroes finally confront the AI force that threatens to destroy them is massive, and lighting and planning shots for the enormous set — which had the largest LED installation ever built in South Africa — required 600 storyboards.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2026
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Lately, celebs have been ditching heels and dresses for more relaxed red carpet attire, and Meghan Markle’s 2026 Sundance Film Festival outfit is no different.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Recently, celebs have been favoring thin-heeled, ankle-hugging stilettos from labels such as Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, and Gianvito Rossi, or newer brands like Amina Muaddi or Femme LA.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Causes célèbres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causes%20c%C3%A9l%C3%A8bres. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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