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spotlight

[spot-lahyt] / ˈspɒtˌlaɪt /




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For the first time since last fall, the group of elite megacap stocks known as the “Magnificent Seven” were back in the spotlight.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Concerns about potential losses grew this year when new artificial-intelligence models put software companies that borrowed from private-credit funds under the spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Other acts in the spotlight Saturday include Nine Inch Noize, the collaboration between legendary industrial band Nine Inch Nails and German producer Boys Noize, who also have an album on the way.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The upheaval has created an opening for lesser-known contenders to gain traction just as voters are beginning to turn their attention to the race — a spotlight now intensified by the controversy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Benji was shooting hoops in the driveway under a giant spotlight.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty




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