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

Just think: an animal sitting in on a meeting is a bit of an attention-grabber.

From Washington Times • Jan. 25, 2016

The real attention-grabber, however, is Primark, the Dublin-based fashion chain.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2014