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spotlight

[spot-lahyt] / ˈspɒtˌlaɪt /




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Driscoll’s resignation brings those problems firmly into the spotlight.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

Now, without Anderson following his £116m departure to the Etihad, the spotlight will continue to land on Gibbs-White.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Khalil described the relationship using the image of a spotlight.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

As artificial-intelligence agents proliferate and cyberthreats grow more widespread, Palo Alto Networks is having a moment in the spotlight as one of the few pure-play cybersecurity companies.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

I'm the one who brought Tariq into the national spotlight.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

But if the building appears to predict a series of high-tech galleries, tricked out with holograms, audio spotlights or mixed reality rooms, the Lucas museum is surprisingly old-school.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The Independent spotlights fears of the impact of the migrant crossing across Europe, with Italy suspending the EU's border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The move revealed that Strategy cares deeply about its preferred shares’ market prices, despite not using them in the mNAV metric that it spotlights for investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Swaying spotlights atop the massive stage swayed back in forth like searchlights in a storm.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Each tower had a catwalk around it, with spotlights affixed to the railing, and the feeling inside was of a cozy bungalow.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Followers have been suggesting spots in their own cities where crashes are frequent and they believe the problem should be spotlighted.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Home Depot and other big retailers’ earnings have long been spotlighted as an indicator of the current health of the U.S. consumer — especially as borrowing costs have hit multiyear highs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

What exactly is meant by “the underlying assessments“? How can they be “similar” when the results for the articles the study spotlighted are materially different?

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

"So it's amazing when you can get spotlighted in that way and you're still breaking through but you're around these huge heritage names," Maisie says.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

One eye on the binnacle, the other on the spotlighted water before his bow, Kabuo inched forward on blind faith.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Then Cruise appeared, spotlit atop the stadium’s curved roofline.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2024

Summer, 1954 With her paper-cluttered desk spotlit underneath a pendant lamp, Margaret Mead’s office in the western turret in the American Museum of Natural History resembled a Broadway theater set.

From Slate Feb. 10, 2024

One species in particular gets spotlit in the new report: beavers.

From The Verge Dec. 14, 2021

It was also being spotlit by 1441 L St. I stood in the iridescent shaft and delighted in the shadow I cast.

From Washington Post Oct. 20, 2019

As a result, fraught questions about appropriation, biography and the legitimacy of “alternative history” are spotlit, distracting attention from the narrative itself and the often moving stories that it comprises.

From New York Times Feb. 20, 2019

“Vanderpump Rules” alum Jax Taylor blamed an “honest mistake” after posting an unauthorized #partner campaign for Smartwater, spotlighting vulnerabilities in third-party influencer platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Typically, the messaging about the sporting event spotlighting the country’s greatness comes from the top down.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

ESA's Mars Express mission is spotlighting Shalbatana Vallis this month, an enormous Martian valley marked by evidence of ancient water, volcanic activity, impact craters, and collapsed terrain.

From Science Daily May 15, 2026

An exhibition spotlighting one of the world's most valuable rare books has opened in Glasgow.

From BBC May 1, 2026

But the Inspectors’ cars were forever snooping and spotlighting those dark streets, taking from poor men their one privacy, the night.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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