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> some of Silicon Valley’s marquee start-ups — including Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Zoom, Pinterest and DoorDash What does "marquee" mean here?

• skmurphy 5y ago
  famous - the marquee is the signage outside of a theatre where the title and stars of a performance are listed.
  • drewcoo 5y ago
    I assumed it was "marque," as in recognizable brand, both misspelled and misused. NYT can't seem to afford copyeditors these days.
    • tablespoon 5y ago
      > I assumed it was "marque," as in recognizable brand, both misspelled and misused. NYT can't seem to afford copyeditors these days. Given the error was on your end, maybe they're doing just fine with their copyeditors and it's your grading that's the issue with your evaluation.