Word: spotlighted
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...tennis Pete Sampras set a new record for most majors--13--when he won again at Wimbledon. But for all his heroics Pete could not seize the spotlight from the dynamic, effervescent Venus Williams of Compton, Calif., who became the first black player to win the All England title since Arthur Ashe did it in 1975. She then added the U.S. Open crown and a couple of Olympic gold medals to complete a career year...
...political fortunes of his father had a great impact on this transformation. George W. Bush was pushed into the national spotlight with his father's 1988 presidential campaign...
Comparisons between the President and the King dominate Double Trouble. The parallels are almost too obvious to be worth noting: two southern hillbillies with no business in the national spotlight, much less the national consciousness, amble confidently into positions of immense power. And as if their poor backwoods pedigrees weren't enough reason for damnation, both seemed the enemy of all things decent: Elvis was sex, and Bill Clinton, if not the embodiment of libido himself, never really wanted to, or could, totally evade the truth about his womanizing. Writing of Clinton, Marcus notes that "many still can't believe...
Indian-American literature has been sparse until recently, but Lahiri's book, her first, should shine a new spotlight on this growing genre. A beautiful, sensitive collection that will please the readers on your shopping list...
...Lawrence Pusey had shown a strong interest in the students of his university. He was noted for attending Saturday football games. He contrasted sharply with Conant, who had drawn criticism for spending too much time in the national spotlight and letting Buck take care of matters in Harvard Yard...