high/low profile
idiom
—used to describe the amount of attention that someone or something is given
The actor's high profile helped promote the movie.
The company has kept a high profile in the computer industry.
I don't really like attention, so I try to keep/maintain a low profile around here.
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Amex will also continue to offer perks customers can pay for, such as exclusive merchandise at high profile festivals including Coachella and London’s All Points East festival.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Despite the controversy, DesJarlais was re-elected five times and maintained a low profile throughout his congressional career.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
For a media company now valued at $90 billion — roughly five times the market capitalization of News Corp and 10 times that of The New York Times — Thomson Reuters keeps a low profile.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Since a string of high profile accounting scandals, including Enron, rocked markets in the early 2000s, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 materially increased the ongoing compliance and reporting burden for public companies.
—Christopher Perkins, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Despite the controversy, DesJarlais was re-elected five times and maintained a low profile throughout his congressional career.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
For a media company now valued at $90 billion — roughly five times the market capitalization of News Corp and 10 times that of The New York Times — Thomson Reuters keeps a low profile.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Since a string of high profile accounting scandals, including Enron, rocked markets in the early 2000s, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 materially increased the ongoing compliance and reporting burden for public companies.
—Christopher Perkins, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“High/low profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%2Flow%20profile. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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