of the moment

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Idioms and Phrases

Of importance at this time, as in The issue of the moment is dealing with our budget deficit . This expression gave rise in succeeding decades to the man of the moment , meaning “the most important person at this time,” as in When Alan hit a home run and broke the tie, he was the man of the moment . [c. 1930]

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While fauxitude can alter the tone of the moment in positive ways, it doesn’t solve the core of the issue: Men are still talking over women, and women are expected to communicate differently than men.

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Rodrigues' lawyers said that she did not enter any buildings during the riots and acted impulsively in the "heat of the moment."

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Estonia and Finland are both staunch allies of another man of the moment in attendance - Zelensky, who has looked sombre-faced at the Vatican.

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Other stars gracing the 2025 season include soprano of the moment Aigul Akhmetshina, making her Proms debut, violinist Randall Goosby, sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar, Pakistani-American singer Arroj Aftab, and Grammy award-winner Angelique Kidjo.

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The question of who understands the nature of the moment, and who does not, has been thrown into dramatic relief over the course of the last week or so — and boy howdy, have there been some surprises.

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