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as in center stage
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as in importance
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NurPhoto via Getty Images Crypto markets have been bruised to start 2026 with bitcoin recently dropping to levels not seen since the last crypto winter, ether and top altcoins under pressure, and bearish sentiment moving solidly to the front burner.
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 15 Feb. 2026
But the administration shows little sign of pushing foreign policy off the front burner.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
February 2025 brought this to the front burner, as the SEC acknowledged the proposal by Grayscale in include staking activities in the Ethereum ETFs already offered by the firm, with a decision expected by May 2025.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Reading and England was the front burner.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 15 Feb. 2026
But the administration shows little sign of pushing foreign policy off the front burner.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
February 2025 brought this to the front burner, as the SEC acknowledged the proposal by Grayscale in include staking activities in the Ethereum ETFs already offered by the firm, with a decision expected by May 2025.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Reading and England was the front burner.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for front burner
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There's also a subtle paisley design that brings the nostalgia of the season center stage.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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The French Riviera is the setting this time, with Château de la Messardière, a 19th-century palatial home turned sprawling Côte d’Azur resort, taking center stage.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran acknowledge the critical importance of the nuclear issues above mentioned and express their intention to immediately address these issues in the negotiation in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America acknowledge the critical importance of the sanctions termination issue above mentioned and expressed their intentions to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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The home has been featured in several publications, including Dwell, One Kindesign and Das Ideale Heim, a Swiss interior design magazine that gave the property top billing on its cover.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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On the game’s standard cover, Miami sophomore receiver Malachi Toney — one of the breakout stars of the 2025 season, who helped the Hurricanes tear through the Playoff to a national runner-up finish — earned top billing alongside Oregon quarterback Dante Moore and Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Two wars in as many years with Israel — both launched on other’s behalf but with outsized consequences borne here — have resulted in thousands of dead, a million-plus displacement crisis and the leveling and occupation of wide swaths of the country.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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This is a direct consequence of one of the transformer architecture’s defining attributes.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Scandal-free, two-term incumbent representatives who maintain a community presence, stay out of the national media spotlight and vote nearly entirely in line with their party rarely see bruising challenges from among their own ranks.—
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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This includes his understanding that his spotlight episode on The Diplomat was make-or-break for his future on the show.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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In Juneteenth traditions, the color red holds historical significance.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Haiti vs Brazil, more than a soccer game Despite the final result, the significance of the match extended beyond soccer.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
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Local deployment of renewables in Asian countries could have a resounding effect on import/export payments by reducing the enormous costs of importing oil and gas.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Trade import data showed the goods are being or are likely to be imported into the United States, the agency added.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
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Key moment The Dream controlled the game early.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
23 June 2026
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Because she had already been assessed a technical foul moments earlier, the shove counted as her second of the night, earning an automatic ejection.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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“Front burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20burner. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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