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as in center stage
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as in importance
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Recent Examples of front burner
One way or the other the uptick in interest and investment in both ETH and ETH products will drive this conversation to the front burner at the SEC and other regulatory agencies.
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
None is quite ready to move from the back burner to the front burner.
—Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
Those changes appear to happening at two tiers — incremental movement at the energy utilities, and a shifting of priorities among Massachusetts’ leading business associations — moving climate change and clean energy to the front burner.
—Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
If that final agreement on a reorganization of Cineworld cannot be concluded, however, the sales process for some or all of Cineworld assets as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy settlement is expected to move to the front burner.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2023
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
None is quite ready to move from the back burner to the front burner.
—Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
Those changes appear to happening at two tiers — incremental movement at the energy utilities, and a shifting of priorities among Massachusetts’ leading business associations — moving climate change and clean energy to the front burner.
—Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
If that final agreement on a reorganization of Cineworld cannot be concluded, however, the sales process for some or all of Cineworld assets as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy settlement is expected to move to the front burner.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for front burner
Noun
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Also, this is the only class photo in which the Oscar statue stands to the side instead of center stage.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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This year’s slate of best international film Oscar nominees puts France, Brazil, Germany, Latvia and Denmark center stage for the upcoming Academy Awards.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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During her acceptance speech, Cheyenne Woods emphasized the importance of being a player of African descent in professional golf and didn't forget to reference her illustrious uncle.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Still, the Europeans underlined the importance of the moment.—
TIME,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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They're listed first on the daily schedule and typically get top billing.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Heart Eyes is your first top billing in a major studio movie.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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In a way, Kelly is saying something even Democrats would agree with: elections have consequences.—
Ben Adler,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Often those predictions are loaded with a twist in their tail, leading to unintended consequences.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The seventh season will no doubt spotlight Leclerc’s win in his native Monaco, Norris fumbling his first WDC and Carlos Sainz’s search for an F1 seat after Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Included in this year’s Documentary program is a spotlight on celebrated documentarian Ondi Timoner.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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The two answers are deeply and imaginatively intertwined, and the peculiar significance of the guinea fowl can be found, like the wounds and scars of abuse themselves, deep in the mists of memory.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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And because of her father’s fame and the significance of his 75th birthday, there was intense media coverage.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Canada swiftly announced a series of tariffs on U.S. imports in retaliation.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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The delay applies to imports from Canada and Mexico, which operate under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which Trump negotiated during his first term as a replacement for the decades-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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On February 13, 2025, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck near Avenal, approximately six miles north-northwest of the city.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The temblor was detected just hours after a 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck near North Hollywood, California.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Front burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20burner. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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