tentpole
noun
tent·pole
ˈtent-ˌpōl 
: a big-budget movie whose earnings are expected to compensate the studio for its less profitable movies
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Verdict: An Emotional Trip to Hell and Back Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II isn’t a titanic tentpole holding up Xbox’s shifting business plan.
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PCMAG, 21 May 2024
But OpenAI’s use of a Johannson soundalike does fit into a larger pattern of the company scraping from pop culture tentpoles in order to strengthen its products.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 21 May 2024
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PCMAG, 21 May 2024
But OpenAI’s use of a Johannson soundalike does fit into a larger pattern of the company scraping from pop culture tentpoles in order to strengthen its products.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 21 May 2024
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“Tentpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tentpole. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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