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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With incomings, Newcastle’s summer started with a whimper and ended with a bang, a slow-burn of early rejections from high-profile targets which did little to ease a sense of disquiet among supporters. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The ruling came hours after another courtroom fight over whether cameras should be allowed to remain in the high-profile proceedings. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 If that’s enough to get the Senate Democratic votes needed to pass it, Republicans can claim a high-profile bipartisan victory just weeks before the midterms. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Some of the biggest stars at this year’s Venice Film Festival won’t be the famous faces walking the red carpet, but the wildly high-profile subjects of documentaries that range from intoxicating to grippingly urgent. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high-profile

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