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[hahy-lahy-ting] / ˈhaɪˌlaɪ tɪŋ /


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Here’s a look at valuations for shares of 20 large industry players, highlighting three bargain bank stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Only three ships risked crossing the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, highlighting the extreme caution about using the key waterway even though both the US and Iran have said the strategic chokepoint would reopen.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

A piece of music by a Welsh composer highlighting the terror and tragedy of war has topped the world's largest annual classical music survey.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Raman, at that event and elsewhere, has sought to differentiate herself from Bass, and City Hall more broadly, by highlighting her dissenting votes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

His hand was solid as a rock, and his dark Cealdish complexion was tanned even darker than usual, highlighting a few pale scars that ran over his knuckles and up his arms.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss