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Word: limelight (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...financial gamesmanship. For his part, Don tried to avoid publicity. "They call me 'Big Don,'" he once said. "I'm larger than Richard. I'm not a public figure--I'm just a fellow trying to make a living. I don't want to be in the limelight...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: More Than Kin, Less Than Kind | 7/29/1980 | See Source »

After nearly four years of pressure, the 62 surviving women cadets (out of the original 119) in the Class of '80, the first to admit women, are also fed up with the limelight. "I always try to avoid interviews," says one emphatically. "I say to reporters, 'Go ask that male cadet the same things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Point: The Coed Class of '80 | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

...coming back? There are two reasons: love of the limelight and a yearning for money. There is no question that Ali has lost attention since he retired, and the man thrives on being surrounded by cheering crowds and inquisitive reporters. There is also no question that the man lives well, and the proposed $7 million paycheck he will receive for climbing in the ring against Tate will buy a lot of car batteries. But, is it worth it? Muhammad Ali is no longer the fighter he once was. A young and enthusiastic Cassius Clay, with the quick hands and feet...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: No More Float and Sting | 3/14/1980 | See Source »

...just making a mental calculation of what 16 minutes of prime time television would cost me," he explains when the program ends. Exposure has been good for Anderson. The nationally aired Iowa Republican debate, Anderson realizes, at least brought his candidacy out of the shadows, if not into the limelight...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Anderson Looks for His Break | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

Cara B. Seiderman '81, secretary general and chief organizer for the event, said this year's U.N. attracted so many people because of international relations' recent "movement into the limelight...

Author: By Steven Wolfe, | Title: 1000 Students Practice Diplomacy As the Model U.N. Comes to Harvard | 2/23/1980 | See Source »

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