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[hahy-lahyt] / ˈhaɪˌlaɪt /




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The attacks were the latest to highlight the vulnerability of even hardened targets to hackers using freely available AI tools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Ayrshire-based former Walker Cup player finished joint 52nd at The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in 2023 but described his performance at Kingsbarns, Carnoustie and St Andrews this week as a career highlight.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

It is selling more directly to consumers, allowing it to highlight its most on-trend styles—and show off other items to go with it—rather than rely on other retailers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Morgan promises to bring a real-time reporting system that would use blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, allowing the public to review the price and recipients of contracts and highlight any conflicts of interests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

My dad’s personal story was so insane—he’d left home, all alone, for America when he was sixteen—that the part where he was drafted to go to war in Vietnam actually seemed like a highlight.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Completing his latest course highlights Azpilicueta's thirst for knowledge and a desire for constant self-improvement.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The museum highlights both the independence and interconnectedness of the married artists in a well-focused, often surprising show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The conflict highlights an emerging debate about synthetic scents: Many hotels use them, but some sensitive guests consider those aromas as welcome as secondhand smoke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Nvidia stock is within touching distance of a record high as it highlights the usable life of its chips in a rebuttal to Michael Burry.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Keira pauses the TV on one channel showing a reel of last year’s highlights.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The Walter family issued a press release that said it is upholding its philanthropic commitments and highlighted its funding to Academy Group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Groppo highlighted the enthusiasm among a new male audience for Chanel ready-to-wear, including "loafers, trainers, blazers and bags".

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

She said that the urgent intervention needed was highlighted by growing levels of customer debt, the cost of which now added an average of £67 a year to everyone's bills.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The splurge in venture capital spending has been driven by the artificial intelligence boom, highlighted by OpenAI closing a record-breaking $122-billion funding round on March 31 at an $852-billion valuation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

If you look closely at them, you’ll notice that they aren’t really signs at all, but lists of names highlighted in neon.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

"The situation regarding dangerous infectious diseases remains unstable," it said, highlighting among other things a "significantly worsened" measles situation in three US states, and a "fatal case of plague" recorded in New Mexico in June.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Luna rebutted the claim by highlighting the key role his department played in the multiagency law enforcement effort to keep people safe at the World Cup this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Many of them have been kicking the tires on the AI trade for years now, highlighting potential risks that could someday metastasize into bigger problems for the market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Across their opening five matches, Chelsea averaged 51.4% possession when level, 34.5% when ahead and 67.2% when behind - highlighting how much their possession has varied with the score.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

He turns toward me, the moonlight highlighting the planes of his face, the sharpness of his cheekbones, and the points of his ears.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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