And when that happens, the aircraft is said to be “flying under the radar” or to have “slipped under the radar”.
Figuratively speaking, therefore, when news events are said to have “slipped under the radar”, they went unreported because they were “undetected” by the radar of media outlets.
Likewise, when a person is said to be flying under the radar, it means he keeps a low profile, does not draw any public attention, has no great talents – or he may have great talents but those talents have not gained any public recognition yet.
Here are a few recent media examples:
1. When considering the fate of the New York Islanders’ 2010-11 season, fans and analysts alike have been quick to point towards potential break-out campaigns from emerging stars John Tavares, Kyle Okposo and Josh Bailey as the primary factors involved in the club’s chances at a return to the post season.
The viewpoint aligns with General Manager Garth Snow’s blueprint of building a young core through the draft and it also reflects the public’s fervor for first round talent, but the attention surrounding the Islanders’ first round trio has kept another pair of emerging youngsters under the radar.
Twenty-six year-old Frans Nielsen and 23-year-old Andrew MacDonald played central roles in 2009-10 and both appear to be primed to take their games to the next level this season.
“Of course Okposo and those guys get a lot of attention, but they deserve it,” said Nielsen, the Islanders’ third round pick (87th overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. “I’ve been here since they started the rebuild and hopefully I’ll be here for a lot of years to come, so I feel like a big part of it.”
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