attention-getting

American  

[uh-ten-shuhn-get-ing] / əˈtɛn ʃənˌgɛt ɪŋ /

adjective

1. conspicuously drawing attention to something or someone.

   an attention-getting device; attention-getting behavior.

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attention-getting

The obvious gem of the collection is the attention-getting title story, about the Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro, who died in 2024 — and whose complex, layered short fiction Aviv admires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

"The other reason it's attention-getting was the colour, because I don't think there was a lot of colour really last night."

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Netflix expressed confidence in its momentum in the current quarter, citing attention-getting shows including the final season of "Stranger Things" and "The Diplomat."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

Greenpeace’s ship the Rainbow Warrior served as the base for attention-getting actions across the world’s oceans.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

Peers can redirect students’ attention when they’re off-task or ignore attention-getting behaviors.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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