limelight
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Two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas made her debut and was the glue in midfield while others stole the limelight.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
One big name likely to stay far from the Venice limelight is Elon Musk, the central figure in a documentary from US filmmaker Alex Gibney.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The big question now, Roberts said, is whether the Sussexes try to steal the limelight in England, casting themselves as a trendier celebrity alternative to the establishment royals—a modern version of a rival court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Mostly they knowingly forfeit the cash to have their 15 minutes in the limelight, sending up the pageantry of British politics.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
DNA, once the underdog of all biological molecules, was thrust into the limelight.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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