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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 all those TVs, another big attention-grabber this year?

From New York Times Jan. 13, 2014




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