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spotlight

[spot-lahyt] / ˈspɒtˌlaɪt /




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But he knows the global spotlight will shine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Maybe that's why she seems so healthy and well-adjusted, even in the furious glare of the spotlight.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Riding a wave of hype and capital, quantum computing was thrust back into the spotlight last month as the U.S. government made a $2 billion bet on the technology.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But a tiny number have chosen the spotlight.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The moon was hoisted to the center of the sky as I ran, a big stage spotlight among the smaller bulbs of stars.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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