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Noun
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As far as Atlanta rap upstarts go, Sk8star has all the goods, and his new tape Designer Junkie synthesizes them into one of the smoother leaps into the big leagues.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026 -
There are a number of firms getting in on the action, including big familiar names and plucky upstarts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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Among history’s Polish names of leaders and achievers, Madame Marie Curie, the Polish-French physicist and chemist, is a clear favorite from my classroom history days.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Failure to mention or recognize the disabilities of Black achievers contributes to erasure and works against inclusivity.—
Terri Huggins Hart,
Parents,
28 Jan. 2026
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Certainly there’s a long and distinguished tradition of associating Jewish arrivistes with entrepreneurialism, avarice, and clannishness.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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The Billy Goat Tavern was loaded up with helpers and doers of good.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Some are doers and more pragmatic.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Comers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comers. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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