in the foreground
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He sings with an unusual drawl that connects to the diction of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and his compact melodies and tightly structured chord progressions put his voice and lyrics in the foreground.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
As the supernova's light travels toward Earth, it passes by two galaxies in the foreground.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
The iconic photograph taken by astronaut William Anders captured the bright blue Earth against the vast darkness of space, with the Moon's cratered surface in the foreground.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
He used a different technique to capture the building in the foreground before blending the images together to create the final photograph.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
A man in furs, his face hardly visible in the deep hood of his garment, stood in the foreground, with his hand raised as if in greeting.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
