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   spotlight

   /ˈspɒtlʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a lamp projecting a narrow, intense beam of light directly on to a place or person, especially a performer on stage.
   • ▪ a beam of light projected from a spotlight: "the knife flashed in the spotlight"
   • ▪ intense scrutiny or public attention: "she was constantly in the media spotlight"

   verb

   • 1. illuminate with a spotlight: "the dancers are spotlighted from time to time throughout the evening"
   • ▪ direct attention to (a problem or situation): "the protest spotlighted the overcrowding in British prisons"

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