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halo effect
noun
: generalization from the perception of one outstanding personality trait to an overly favorable evaluation of the whole personality
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What’s more, her presence on Mondays regularly boosts Lawrence O’Donnell’s 10 p.m. program and, in the past, has had a halo effect that’s even helped the 8 p.m. hour’s All In With Chris Hayes.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Richemont’s performance had a halo effect on the shares of luxury peers including LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which rose more than 9 percent, and Kering, which was up more than 6 percent.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
My small self-challenge had a direct and outsized halo effect on my relationships with my daughters.
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David Allan, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Aurora was just one company to benefit from Nvidia's halo effect.
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Nathan Bomey, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
circa 1928, in the meaning defined above
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“Halo effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halo%20effect. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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halo effect
noun
: generalization from the perception of one outstanding personality trait to an overly favorable evaluation of the whole personality
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