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  • adjective important or well publicized

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Examples

  • If you cold-call a high-profile agent, and when the assistant says, "Who may I say is calling?" it's much easier to get through if you say, "It's Pat Gallagher calling from NBC," than to say, "It's Pat Gallagher calling from my living room."

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Pat Gallagher 2012

  • "I left because of the way they rolled out the HST," said Mr. Lekstrom, referring to his high-profile bolting of the Liberal caucus last year over the government's handling of the controversial levy.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROD MICKLEBURGH 2011

  • Included in the stable of so-called high-profile candidates is CHCH TV's Donna Skelly, who was another one to be anointed at the expense of a long-time Conservative party member in Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Richard J. Brennan 2011

  • We asked a number of people at this high-profile church, widely identified as quintessentially evangelical, how they described their religious affiliation.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • “We ought to go down there to Pier Six and show them!” he shouted to his congregation from the pulpit, his fury ultimately giving rise to a high-profile Easter Sunday event at Pier Six that same year.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • It has settled or lost several high-profile lawsuits, leading critics to accuse it of not being aggressive enough, and others to contend the crisis wasn't necessarily prompted by criminal activity.

    Government Joins Suit Over Pension John D. McKinnon 2011

  • Paris haute couturier Christian Lacroix is remaking himself as a furniture designer after his label's high-profile bankruptcy.

    Wanted: a Second Chance Christina Binkley 2011

  • NEW DELHI -- An Indian court Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of lawmaker Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and corporate executive Sharad Kumar in a high-profile case related to an allegedly rigged sale of mobile telecommunication licenses and airwaves in 2008.

    Lawmaker Kanimozhi's Bail Plea Rejected R. Jai Krishna 2011

  • The city has a wide range of high-profile crisis managers well-versed in scandal—from the crew Mr. Weiner was able to rally in short order to firms such as Sunshine Sachs & Associates, which mainly works with celebrity clients.

    Weiner Hunts for Crisis Advice Jo Piazza 2011

  • The latest rally still has room to run in the near term, said Steven Major , global head of fixed-income research at HSBC in London and a high-profile Treasury bond bull over the past few years.

    Bearish Forecasters Yield to Reality Min Zeng 2011

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