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front and center

Idioms  
  1. In the most prominent position, as in You couldn't miss John—he was front and center in that presentation. This expression alludes to the best and usually most expensive seats in a theater.


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While Apple makes various types of devices, Martin sees it as broadly a “single-product” company, with its iPhone front and center.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Much as many trumpeters and saxophonists were in the jazz spotlight in the postwar years, pianists are now often front and center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Still, the exhibitions spotlight ships, swords and artifacts of trade and travel, placing them front and center.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Mayor Bass was front and center behind the banner of the shore workers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

From the other side, three men in dark suits push a hulking metal contraption front and center.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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