searchlight

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Polling from Democratic think tank Searchlight Institute found that 70% of voters, including majorities of Republican and Trump voters, support anti-discrimination protections for trans Americans and around 67% support access to gender-affirming care for adults.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

And like Focus Features and Searchlight Pictures before them, those companies are increasingly focusing on in-house productions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

At the 2006 festival, “Little Miss Sunshine,” directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, sold to Searchlight for what was then a record-setting $10.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

On June 3, Politico reported that a well-connected operative named Adam Jentleson will be launching a “messaging hub” called Searchlight, which will advocate for the adoption of “popular positions.”

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

Whether Searchlight took those buildings to be Grandfather’s farmhouse again, no one can be sure, but it was at this time that she poured on the steam.

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner