From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe spotlightthe spotlightATTENTIONa lot of attention in newspapers, on television etcin/under the spotlight Education is once again under the spotlight.put/turn the spotlight on something A new report has turned the spotlight on the problem of poverty in the inner cities. → spotlight
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the spotlight• The glare of the media spotlight has made it very difficult for Dr. Ho to do his work. 