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A small sketch of Elon Musk lurks in the foreground, but she never so much as side-eyes its frame.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Several parts of the rover are visible in the foreground.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
A US military ship is seen in the foreground in the Arabian Sea in April.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Throughout a prolific career that spanned decades, Saar brought issues of race and racism to the foreground in ways that were immediate and visceral.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
I knew it wouldn’t last, that the next time we spoke everything would be different, the tenderness of this moment forgotten, the endless struggle between us again in the foreground.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
That’s why stories about AI bots being put into virtual torture chambers aren’t just silly, but foregrounds the false notion that AI is capable of suffering.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Brown’s dreamlike visions of the climate and uniquely structured scenes—often with barely there foregrounds that emphasize the abstracted weather surrounding them—owe much to his mentor Ray Yoshida, as well as to Joseph Yoakum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The trailer also foregrounds Williams’ experience under financial guardianship, a system called into question by both herself and her older sister, Wanda W. Finnie — who previously appeared in “Wendy Williams: What a Mess!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
At the same time, many new diagnostic methods and early-intervention therapies have been developed in recent years, which foregrounds the need to identify more risk factors for the disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023
The repeated “He,” has a sarcastic tone, and the hysteron proteron in the second sentence foregrounds this notion on which the argument turns: Is pride really a bad thing?
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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