spotlight
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But a tiny number have chosen the spotlight.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
“It’s brave of them in this day and age to spotlight someone in our community when other organizations are trying to erase us.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Ruff said she's watching the show this season as Bethlehem is thrust into the national spotlight.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
For years I had asked Usha to have another baby, and for years she had told me she was done—especially now that public service had elevated us into the national spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“I know she was famous, but you don’t catch the most dangerous magician of all time and not get famous. Maria was cool with giving Quinton the spotlight, though, letting him do all the interviews.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Vocabulary lists containing spotlight
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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