limelight
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While stock markets dazzled investors in April, largely neglected cryptocurrencies seem ready to fight for the limelight in May.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Govan basked in the limelight nearby, shaking hands and doling out hugs and back pats.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
China has not sought the limelight in peace building efforts, reiterating only that it has been mediating and encouraging an end to hostilities.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Mueller, who routinely shunned the limelight throughout his law-enforcement career, largely vanished from public view after his departure from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Secretary of War Stanton has personally taken charge of identifying the larger conspiracy that has grown out of Booth’s single gunshot, pushing Lafayette Baker from the limelight.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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