take center stage
idiom
: to be in a main or very important position
The issue is expected to take center stage in the elections.
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Right now, accessibility can and should take center stage.
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Doug Melville, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The sponsorship will take center stage at three specific events: the Cook Out Clash on February 2nd, Phoenix Raceway on March 9th, and Richmond Raceway on August 16th.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
During a presidential inauguration, where pomp and pageantry often take center stage, what the first lady or a future first lady wears can help humanize the president.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Jan. 2025
After some brief remarks from director Jacques Audiard, the cast urged Gascón, who made history last year as the first out trans performer to win best actress at the Cannes Film Festival, to take center stage.
—James Factora, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
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Doug Melville, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The sponsorship will take center stage at three specific events: the Cook Out Clash on February 2nd, Phoenix Raceway on March 9th, and Richmond Raceway on August 16th.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
During a presidential inauguration, where pomp and pageantry often take center stage, what the first lady or a future first lady wears can help humanize the president.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Jan. 2025
After some brief remarks from director Jacques Audiard, the cast urged Gascón, who made history last year as the first out trans performer to win best actress at the Cannes Film Festival, to take center stage.
—James Factora, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Take center stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20center%20stage. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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