front and center

adverb

: in or to the forefront of activity or consideration

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Accuracy, bias, explainability and security are front and center in pilot discussions. Arpan Saxena, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 The subsequent project, executive-produced by Erivo and her longtime collaborator, Will Wells, spans pop, soul, jazz, disco, gospel and more, with her voice front and center. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 June 2025 Their cooking draws on pan-Asian influences as well as French techniques, with seasonality and sustainability always front and center. Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025 Internationalism is front and center in the CPAC event agendas. David Brennan, ABC News, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for front and center

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of front and center was in 1938

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“Front and center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20and%20center. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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