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foreground

[fawr-ground] / ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd /


NOUN
prominent or important position
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Another photo, this one of his mother wearing a lab coat looking at a plant came to the foreground.

From Literature

But the mix of skyscraper horizon and natural foreground fits perfectly with the theme of this programme - to draw our attention to the wildlife around us, something Marot has been interested in all his life.

From BBC

In the foreground, the midwife, known from Byzantine tradition as Salome, meets Joseph’s eyes as she steadies the water he pours into the baby’s bathtub.

From The Wall Street Journal

So there is a little bit, like, foreground, background, as far as what’s white noise and what comes up to the front.

From The Wall Street Journal

Onlookers are invited to be mesmerized by the fuchsia flames of Gwi-Ma’s realm as the movie’s hooky synth pop bounces in the foreground.

From Salon