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limelight

[lahym-lahyt] / ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt /


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French government bonds continued to hold the limelight in sovereign debt markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The actors, in turn, can add a few performances for their sizzle reels that post-date whatever controversy pushed them out of the limelight.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

After a decade of starring roles and magazine covers, Thomas stepped away from the limelight to focus on school, and attended Harvard, Columbia and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

This thrust him into the limelight, with tabloids snapping photos of him travelling and with his new wife.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Yet in its very portrayal, and in the lavish detail paid to its design, there was a certain false glitz, as though the entire exhibit were under a limelight.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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