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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'popular by' is not an idiom that is typically used in written English, and so it would not be correct to use it in this way in most contexts.
If you wanted to use the phrase 'popular by', it could work in a descriptive phrase such as: "He was popular by all who knew him."
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Palin's popularity is sinking, with numbers that make George Bush popular by comparison.
John's really popular, by the way, in Moscow these days.
Ghosn became more popular by offering the hard solution".
But the Eighties is the most popular by far.
But the most accomplished and popular — by far — is Suzuki.
But he did not make himself popular by gratuitous advice.
Some tried to be popular by showing lots of videos.
The most popular (by far) version of PLS for neuroimaging is PLSC.
The story of Jason was popular by the time of Homer.
Player quotes are barely less popular, by the "most read" gauge.
Wrestling has become significant, made popular by Moldovan world champion Lukman Jabrailov.
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