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[hahy-lahyt] / ˈhaɪˌlaɪt /




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As baseball coach Tom Dill said, “He’s a highlight reel every three or four games.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Instead of using social media solely to promote property listings, Jamie Peva uses his platform to highlight Georgetown’s history and local culture.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

The notes were the highlight of Saffronart's "86-lot" auction, titled Gandhi: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Hartnett always likes to highlight contrarian trades in his survey, not necessarily as recommendations so much, but simply to point out where sentiment and positioning might be weakest and therefore susceptible to reversal.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

But it’s like my mind is on autoplay, and all it does is show me a highlight reel of all the bad.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

"Our study highlights the importance of taking part in colorectal cancer screening, and shows that it can actually save lives."

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

This much we know: The Chargers had precious few highlights Thursday night and a landslide of lowlights, resulting in a 41-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Moderna’s breakthrough highlights a broader transformation, as AI accelerates the clinical development of therapies at a pace that would have seemed unimaginable a few years ago.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

“The ability of gold to rally alongside higher nominal yields highlights the growing importance of fiscal and debt concerns as a driver of hard-asset demand.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

She’d left school in June with ho-hum hair and returned in September with Oh My Goddess! without layers or fancy highlights.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The researchers also highlighted the potential importance of when an intervention takes place.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

In January, BBC Sport highlighted how Manchester City, as a separate entity, has turned selling players nurtured in their academy into big business.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

But he also highlighted a divide between spending on essentials and spending on big-ticket items.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

In a BBC interview in March, world number three Jessica Pegula highlighted how last year's US Open increase was targeted primarily at those who needed it least -the players who made the second week.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

When he sees the occasional $140 charge for having her hair highlighted, she said, “he cringes.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

But cracks have shown at the few on-site power projects that have started up, highlighting potential costs to both tech companies and their power providers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

As diplomacy stalls between the decades-long foes, attacks in the Hormuz strait have continued, highlighting the continued risks to regional shipping.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

At first glance, this news might sound encouraging after years of headlines highlighting the reverse trend, that life expectancy was falling.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

The findings were published in the globally renowned journal Energy & Environmental Science and were selected as an Outside Back Cover article, highlighting their significance.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

She glared at me constantly and flipped her hair whenever I was near, highlighting how short she’d been forced to cut it.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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