limelight
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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
Did the fun of the film festival circuit eventually become a blinding limelight, through which Adrian couldn’t see past as he got older?
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
He’s been down in the basement doing press calls like this, he explains, undoubtedly a familiar routine after so many years in the limelight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Eyeballs are inevitably trained on the men's football World Cup, particularly with England still in the competition, while the women's T20 cricket World Cup and British Grand Prix are also jostling for the limelight.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
But of course limelight is white, not green—chemical lime, not citrus.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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