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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Angel Di Maria Di Maria is another high-profile impending free agent, with his contract at Benfica expiring after a productive two-season second spell at the Lisbon side that brought 32 goals and 25 assists in 88 matches and two winners’ medals in the Portuguese cups.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Several other high-profile environmental controversies recently cropped up on the South and West sides.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Bragg tackled many high-profile cases in his second term, including Trump’s hush-money conviction and the indictment of Luigi Mangione for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
This isn’t Burroughs’ first high-profile case involving Harvard University.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Several other high-profile environmental controversies recently cropped up on the South and West sides.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Bragg tackled many high-profile cases in his second term, including Trump’s hush-money conviction and the indictment of Luigi Mangione for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
This isn’t Burroughs’ first high-profile case involving Harvard University.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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“High-profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-profile. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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