attention-grabber
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Young was a model of leadership, production and punishing play, but he wasn’t a flashy attention-grabber on the field or a flamboyant personality away from it.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
Rodriguez turned his splicing goof into a thunderous attention-grabber that packed the air with pumping fists and poppers alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
To say this isn’t exactly an attention-grabber is putting it mildly; even columns that are explicitly about Klobuchar frequently drift off into analysis of her opponents.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2020
“That contest drew a lot of attention given their differences on key issues, especially social ones. “This year there are two conventional, mainstream candidates, neither a major attention-grabber in any fashion,” Mr. Rozell said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2017
And what does he say to readers in the blogosphere who accuse him of being an attention-grabber enjoying his 15 minutes of fame?
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2010
