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as in highlighted
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as in publicized
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Adjective
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Tap or click a highlighted area for details.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026 -
The highlighted business is a past winner of a Community Choice Award, and this spotlight was created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI), using the business’s website, Yelp reviews and online map listings as sources.—
Community's Choice Awards,
jsonline.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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The vessel involved was later identified by Sri Lankan authorities as the Iranian destroyer IRIS Dena.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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The other four Kuwait casualities were identified Tuesday as Capt.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The top-line stereo system is packaged with a half-dozen options, including head-up display and various illuminated badges and other accoutrements.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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From out of nowhere, bands of light form an illuminated rectangle around the car, light emanating from some unknown source suspended in the air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Iran war intensified as Washington and Tehran focused their attention on the Strait of Hormuz and showed little sign of easing their aerial campaigns.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Caglianone worked on his pitch selection and focused on staying balanced in the strike zone.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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The 2020 Democratic presidential primary, the party's last open nominating contest, featured a rush to the left as candidates raced to embrace far-reaching ideas including Medicare-for-all, the Green New Deal and aggressive taxes on billionaires.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wasserman Schultz emphasized that her biggest concern is the dark web, where networks of predators buy and sell child pornography while evading detection.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Lilienthal emphasized that robots require physical, real-world data to understand movement and interaction with objects.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Spotlighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotlighted. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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