foreground
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In these events, the gravity of a foreground star and any accompanying planets magnifies the light of a more distant background star, briefly making it appear brighter.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Ms. Enyedi implicitly provokes such consideration through shots that often put flora in the foreground, with humans reduced to background extras.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
And then I stumbled upon this car — the car that’s in the foreground of the painting.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
During one orbit, Anders captured Earth's brilliant blue hue standing out against the vast darkness of space and accentuated by the desolate, grey lunar horizon in the foreground.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
There’s a girl in his foreground, but it’s not me.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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Power Prefix: fore-
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