Word: spotlighting
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...ZHANG ZIYI CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON Last May, at a Cannes Film Festival dinner for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," Zhang Ziyi was surrounded by glamorous colleagues - costar Michelle Yeoh, director Ang Lee - who had lived in the spotlight for ages. Yet in her delicate gown, the 20-year-old stood out like a princess, chatting with animated poise, at ease in her radiance. Her performance as Jen, a willful girl who upends the lives of Yeoh and Chow Yun Fat, and possesses such magic that she literally sails over rooftops and treetops, had put her instantly on the worldwide celebrity...
...story for Friday night should have been the breakout of captain Steve Moore. Instead, some poor Harvard decisions in the third period turned the spotlight to its penalty killing unit, and it shined in a game that was a lot closer than it should have been...
...This incident and others have thrown a spotlight on an issue that is causing growing concern in dorm rooms and student centers. Are colleges providing adequate care for students who may be struggling with a range of mental illnesses? In the Syracuse case, a spokesman for the school contends, "The university tried repeatedly to help Anita, and we felt that they acted appropriately." But lawyers are busy there and elsewhere...
...tennis Pete Sampras set a new record for most majors--13--when he won again at Wimbledon. But for all his heroics Pete could not seize the spotlight from the dynamic, effervescent Venus Williams of Compton, Calif., who became the first black player to win the All England title since Arthur Ashe did it in 1975. She then added the U.S. Open crown and a couple of Olympic gold medals to complete a career year...
...political fortunes of his father had a great impact on this transformation. George W. Bush was pushed into the national spotlight with his father's 1988 presidential campaign...