spotlight
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The flight that brought Zambada and Guzmán López to the U.S. ultimately thrust him into the spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The latest to have its moment in the spotlight is an ancient Ethiopian grain called teff.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
I asked Fox if he was ready for the spotlight, which I had witnessed in full force in Louisville.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Both productions also transgressed personal boundaries that pushed Panettiere to lows no one should endure, but so many stars growing up in the spotlight unfortunately do.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
The spotlight dug up bad stories about her parents.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Although the report spotlights some of the issues, Marquez said, a more thorough study needs to be done to get a handle on the entire health effects of the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
This poignant exhibition at the University of Cambridge spotlights work made during or after violent conflict, ranging from World War I ‘trench art’ to artifacts from the current war in Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Daily Star spotlights England fans who will be waking up with the "ultimate hangover today" after the World Cup match against Mexico, which is due to kick-off in the early hours of Monday.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Swaying spotlights atop the massive stage swayed back in forth like searchlights in a storm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
The city spotlights Quichua parades and rituals, like the pilgrimage to the Peguche waterfall, promoting them as tourist attractions.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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
However, the stock has been on a year-long rally, fanned recently by the Middle East conflict which has spotlighted the importance of local fuel storage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The bolero genre’s popularity and cultural significance has been spotlighted outside of L.A. in recent years as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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 first spotlighted game in the case was Howdy Doody’s TV Game.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
Then Cruise appeared, spotlit atop the stadium’s curved roofline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
Behind its chain-link fence, I can see the headquarters of the company that contracts with the county to maintain the roads, its darkened windows, the American flag on the flagpole spotlit, dangling.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2023
One species in particular gets spotlit in the new report: beavers.
From The Verge ● Dec. 14, 2021
The jaunty, loose phrasing of the songs allowed space for electrifying dance solos, always in observance of good jazz etiquette, with the ensemble growing quiet while the spotlit artist tore up the floor.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2021
Raphael’s chapel at Santa Maria del Popolo, Caravaggio’s spotlit “Calling of St. Matthew” in San Luigi dei Francesi, the late-medieval mosaics of Santa Maria in Trastevere: all mine.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2021
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
A new art gallery spotlighting artwork by artists from the South Asian diaspora is to open to the public this week.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Early programming reflected that, spotlighting smaller stories from flyover America that would have otherwise gone uncovered by larger media outlets.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
Cooper launched the Unwell Network, a Gen-Z-focused media company spotlighting “unique voices that embrace social challenges and personal insecurities through honest conversation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Sunlight filtered through the canopy of large trees, spotlighting the forest.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
Vocabulary lists containing spotlight
Theater - Introductory
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