Word: spotlighting
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...original stances in order to support the compromise), the NAACP ends up looking like a bunch knee-jerk liberals too stubborn to change their minds. Ironically, the fact that the NAACP is the only organization with sufficient moral backbone to remain consistent might work against it in the media spotlight. The American public must remember that a sign that in the past years has been consistently used to denigrate the progress of blacks has no place on state grounds. To remove the flag from the top of the capital building, only to hang one in a prominent place...
Suffice it to say, I was heartbroken. I had cost my team the win and had made a mistake when it counted most. Reflecting back upon my taste of infamy, I realized that screwing up in the glare of the spotlight is a common and, at times, tragic aspect of sports...
...Crimson shortstop has been a consistent defensive player in her four years on the varsity squad, but it is her powerful hitting that has earned her the spotlight this week. With two home runs in four Ivy games, Abeles lifted Harvard (11-17, 4-0 Ivy) past the defending conference champion Cornell and broke open the game against Yale last Saturday...
QUOTE "This culture has been beaten up and not given the admiration it deserves. I like bringing the spotlight...
...Osprey, in Arizona. The aircraft, remaining examples of which have been grounded pending an inquiry, is manufactured by Bell Helicopter Textron and Boeing and was in a final test phase before its anticipated introduction into Marine fleets. This is hardly the first time the Osprey has been in the spotlight. At $44 million apiece - some reports say $60 million - the planes were considered a risky investment by many. Some critics cited shaky safety records as reason enough to sideline the project: Before Saturday night, the craft's record included one fatal and one nonfatal crash during test flights. This record...