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[spot-lahyt] / ˈspɒtˌlaɪt /




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He decided to offer to spotlight other union members on social media who were short on their earnings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Given the woeful nature of their last two performances, how will United's players respond at Chelsea when the spotlight on them is so fierce?

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“We didn’t want to put a spotlight on him.”

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Reams of magazine profiles spotlight everyday people choosing to share their lives with an AI boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The word makes me feel jittery and nervous, like there’s suddenly a spotlight glaring down on me, announcing to the entire room that I’m not like everyone else.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Your daily dive into MarketWatch, featuring story spotlights, market movers and more you Need To Know to start your day.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

That the case spotlights this kind of story at all is important in its own right.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Gap’s fall denim push spotlights rising stars Inde Navarrette, who gives a breakout performance in “Obsession,” and musician Malcolm Todd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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

In the distance, Lawrence could see the glow of spotlights illuminating the spindly hundred-foot-tall test tower from which the plutonium “gadget” was suspended.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The music resolves and smoke rolls into the gallery before the screen opens up and the real Endeavour gleams in the distance, spotlighted like a mirage in the dark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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

None have been retracted, although Nature Medicine last week retracted a separate paper about cancer treatment led by Chinese researchers that Geng hadn’t spotlighted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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

The long battering ram lay unguarded, conveniently spotlighted by the rats’ abandoned torches.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

While the previous songs she’s released from the record have been glitchy and ethereal — think hyperpop crossed with “Visions”-era Grimes — “Nike” is all woozy low-end and spotlit swagger.

From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022

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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