limelight
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The actors, in turn, can add a few performances for their sizzle reels that post-date whatever controversy pushed them out of the limelight.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Onscreen the dress is the color of limelight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
After a decade of starring roles and magazine covers, Thomas stepped away from the limelight to focus on school, and attended Harvard, Columbia and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Thrust into the limelight, tabloids snapped photos of him travelling and with his new wife Rachel Danis.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Willard’s success was unquestionable, but for many years she shared the limelight with one of the most eccentric, unforgettable characters in the entire American experience.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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