spotlight
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For the first time since last fall, the group of elite megacap stocks known as the “Magnificent Seven” were back in the spotlight.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
James will command almost the entire spotlight with guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves still sidelined.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Concerns about potential losses grew this year when new artificial-intelligence models put software companies that borrowed from private-credit funds under the spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Now, the 29-year-old comic is back, using the very thing that derailed him - humour - as his way of reclaiming the spotlight.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
There's light spilling in from the hallway, washing over me like a harsh spotlight.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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Vocabulary lists containing spotlight
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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