Word: limelight
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...could go on and on, looking at lesbians in many different fields. But the greatness of lesbianism cannot be adequately capture by drawing up a laundry list of lesbians in the limelight. Their greatest achievement transcends the deeds of any one individual. Lesbians have transformed the way that we think about love and intimacy...
...fireworks; the high drama occurred instead in Bailey's rancorous clashes with Marcia Clark over new evidence. The 61-year-old Bailey, once America's most famous trial lawyer, was, by turns, sputtering, enraged and embarrassed. Instead of regaining his former glory after nearly two decades out of the limelight, he may in the end have scarred his reputation...
...supposedly orchestrated the retirement of Jordan on Oct. 6, 1993, because of his heavy gambling debts. The given reasons at the time were that Michael was fresh out of challenges, having won his third straight N.B.A. title, and that he wanted to get his family away from the limelight after the murder of his father. But during the press conference that day at the Berto Center, the Bulls' training facility in Deerfield, Illinois, Jordan surmised that he might return "if the urge comes back, if the Bulls will have me and David Stern lets me back in the league." Sometimes...
...underground into the glare of publicity and opprobrium. If he suffered a bit less for his declaration than other entertainers might have, it's because his appeal is not primarily sexual; the glitter and sartorial outrage conceal an ordinary, football-loving guy with an extraordinary love of the limelight. For all the tabloid titters, England realizes this; it has virtually made John its official Ambassador of Fun. He has performed for all branches of the Royal Family, and is a favorite dancing partner of Princess Diana. But John says he doesn't enjoy going to most parties anymore "because people...
...they thought. When she was arrested on a drug possession charge last year, many people could not understand how this could have happened. After living in the limelight and constantly receiving public appraisal, how could this not have happened...