to the fore
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The stock market’s soaring tech-led rally may have finally met its match as an old foe returned to the fore.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Pressure has undoubtedly built stress for Bompastor and that has come to the fore on occasions this season.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Just as early voting began this week, though, a tragic story involving a former Gonzales staffer from last year has come back to the fore.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
Gathering anxieties seemed to come to the fore this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
But something else is implied, which comes to the fore if we ask ourselves what we mean when we say that something “has no style.”
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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