limelight
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While stock markets dazzled investors in April, largely neglected cryptocurrencies seem ready to fight for the limelight in May.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Such a gamechanger would usually be in the limelight - but that is not a role Blackstenius plays.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Govan basked in the limelight nearby, shaking hands and doling out hugs and back pats.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The war has put all things energy, including coal, natural gas, and oil, in the limelight.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Lonna had been counting on her son to keep the Leep family in the limelight, which is the last place he wanted to be.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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