as in center stage
the center of public attention
despite being of epic proportions, the famine overseas rarely received top billing in the American press
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While Chappell Roan and politics ruled Day One of Lollapalooza 2024, the second day of the Chicago festival held in Grant Park featured new song debuts from headliners SZA and Zedd, and a top billing from the chart history-making Stray Kids.
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2024
The delegation from Arizona, another politically competitive battleground, was not given top billing.
2024 Cook Ratings
Solid Dem.
—Tim Meko, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Regardless of her on-screen presence over the past year and a half, Pompeo’s continuing top billing on Grey’s Anatomy has reflected the fact that her character Meredith remains the heart of the show.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 July 2024
More shows are likely to be announced Urban seems to have locked up top billing on Saturday, but NBA All-Star weekend tends to spread out some fairly big names across the weekend.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2024
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2024
The delegation from Arizona, another politically competitive battleground, was not given top billing.
2024 Cook Ratings
Solid Dem.
—Tim Meko, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Regardless of her on-screen presence over the past year and a half, Pompeo’s continuing top billing on Grey’s Anatomy has reflected the fact that her character Meredith remains the heart of the show.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 July 2024
More shows are likely to be announced Urban seems to have locked up top billing on Saturday, but NBA All-Star weekend tends to spread out some fairly big names across the weekend.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2024
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San Diego isn't alone — housing policy is center stage in many of the country's mayoral elections this year.Andrew Keatts, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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In light of the news, Puerto Rican voters have shot to center stage in national elections with just one week left until Election Day, marking a major shift for an electorate that was largely overlooked for a century.Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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Joy to the Polls will also help Rudetsky and Jackson spotlight pop-up musical performances taking place at polling places in North Carolina, Arizona and Pennsylvania.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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While many who studied NASA focused on the lack of psychological safety, Camarda builds on this by shining a spotlight on the decreasing research culture which would have discovered anomalies and can prevent catastrophes in high risk/high reliability situations.Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The deep breathing group had significantly improved sustained attention compared to the control group.6 6.Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Columbus City Council also passed Andre's Law, which requires police officers to render immediate medical attention to an injured suspect.CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
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