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spotlight

[spot-lahyt] / ˈspɒtˌlaɪt /




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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

A lower-stakes contest could allow Joshua to rediscover rhythm without the suffocating spotlight that comes with a Fury build-up.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Since 1999 — more than two decades as America’s most culturally influential music festival — music has dominated the spotlight at Coachella.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Ajinomoto is one of several Japanese companies thrust into the spotlight by the AI gold rush.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He knows how to put a spotlight on the things kids worry most about themselves.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya




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