popular topic

collocation in English

meaningsofpopularandtopic

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popular
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒp.jə.lər/
us
/ˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ/
liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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topic
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtɒp.ɪk/
us
/ˈtɑː.pɪk/
a subject that is discussed, written about, ...
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(Definition ofpopularandtopicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Indeed, after the mid 1980s, federalism became apopulartopicwithin the reform leadership and its think-tanks.
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The concerns of the commentators are mostly philosophical, with the second mostpopulartopicbeing physics rather than the behavioral sciences.
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In the 1990s, 'place promotion' became apopulartopicfor discussion amongst academic geographers, sociologists and social theorists.
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However, emotion regulation is still a poorly understood construct, despite its recent emergence as apopulartopicof inquiry in the developmental psychology literature.
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The second and no lesspopulartopicis nationalism.
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The secondpopulartopicis the role of bruchids in the seed biology of acacias.
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It is easy to understand why studies of mining labour relations were a relativelypopulartopicfor historical analysis in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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From the 1980s, vernacular architecture has become apopulartopicamongst anthropologists (as the large number of articles, books, courses and symposia dealing with the topic testifies).
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Less has been written about the relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren, although the roles of grandparents have become an increasinglypopulartopic.
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But public subsidies are not apopulartopicat the moment.
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Marketing must be a priority, so it is not surprising that it has been apopulartopicin the debate.
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This is not apopulartopic.
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In addition, the statute provides an award of the relator's attorneys' fees, making "qui tam" actions apopulartopicfor the plaintiff's bar.
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They also supplypopulartopicforums for southern gospel fans to meet and discuss the genre.
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This type of painting of an exotic person was apopulartopicin the late nineteenth century.
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Martian poetry became apopulartopicin the teaching of poetry composition to school children.
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The isomerization is apopulartopicin schools.
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While the generation game is apopulartopicin the media, there is a lack of academic research exploring this area.
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The study of cells was an increasinglypopulartopicin this time period.
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To his death 771 polyphonic tones were and ofpopulartopic, which they have not preserved.
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