spotlight
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Martinez has apologised for the timing of comments, which turned the spotlight on director of football Jason Wilcox, but not for the words themselves.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Southwest was in the spotlight for other news, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The issue will be in the spotlight at the COP31 climate summit in Turkey next month, with the hosts saying they will push for "climate-responsible AI".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Earnings season kicks off Tuesday with big banks in focus, but tech is stealing the spotlight, with that sector set to continue selling off following an alarming slump in Korean chip stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
And beyond the spotlight, her mission was changing.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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That the case spotlights this kind of story at all is important in its own right.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
The FlyDubai security incident spotlights the industry’s struggle with deliberate pilot crashes that have brought attention to cockpit technology and mental health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Although the report spotlights some of the issues, Marquez said, a more thorough study needs to be done to get a handle on the entire health effects of the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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 vault is a wide, dark space with little spotlights shining down on long rows of pedestals.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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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
Zuckerberg spotlighted a new Muse Spark AI model built by Meta's nascent "Superintelligence Lab", saying its technology will be put to work in Meta's offerings such as smartglasses and its advertising system.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 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
I brought the newspaper close up to my eyes to get a better view of George Pollucci's face, spotlighted lie a three-quarter moon against a vague background of brick and black sky.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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Then Cruise appeared, spotlit atop the stadium’s curved roofline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
Behind its chain-link fence, I can see the headquarters of the company that contracts with the county to maintain the roads, its darkened windows, the American flag on the flagpole spotlit, dangling.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2023
The spine of the play is a spotlit monologue by Janina, who dips in and out of the action as it unfolds around her.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
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
The agency reported that the violations included unlawful take of female deer, taking deer without licenses or tags, possession of untagged meat, possession of loaded firearms in a vehicle, illegal method of take and spotlighting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Some companies are meanwhile spotlighting their U.S.-based operations and manufacturing facilities in their marketing strategies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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
Whether or not museums chose to change the wall labels next to some of Vermeer’s paintings, the public had done an amazing job of spotlighting any possible fraud.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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