man of the moment
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Mbappe is the man of the moment but backed his team to succeed despite his arrival in Saudi Arabia.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
That began with a brilliant break from man of the moment Ioan Lloyd, who took a quick line-out, eyed a gap and weaved his way 50 metres through the mist of the pyrotechnics.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023
But he seemed to be the man of the moment.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2023
“He has a strong personality, he is the man of the moment, he came to make a revolution.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2022
He immediately became the great man of the moment, and had just begun a new edition of the narrative with a voice like a field-preacher when the mail-stage drove into the village street.
From Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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