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  • noun Plural form of highlight.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of highlight.

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Examples

  • The term highlights the assumption that individuals act within a social context, that this context is not reducible to individual acts, and, most significantly, that the social context is not necessarily or wholly imposed.

    THE MORAL DIMENSION Amitai Etzioni 1988

  • The term highlights the assumption that individuals act within a social context, that this context is not reducible to individual acts, and, most significantly, that the social context is not necessarily or wholly imposed.

    THE MORAL DIMENSION Amitai Etzioni 1988

  • VS: I have a pretty modest career as far as writing, but among what you might call the highlights is a recent review of my story collection "The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories" by Paul Witcover in Locus.

    INTERVIEW: Vandana Singh 2009

  • The term highlights the issue that those who do not have access to such technology are potentially destined to futures where they will be at an economic disadvantage.

    digital divide 2002

  • The title highlights its two areas of emphasis: 'Drunken' for the lounge, and 'fish' for the sushi.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • The "social business" of the title highlights a shift that is currently happening where these social tools need to be more integrated in to the day to day business processes of the organization.

    BizTwoZero 2010

  • The title highlights the crux of the matter: An increasing number of women in the Middle

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • The "social business" of the title highlights a shift that is currently happening where these social tools need to be more integrated in to the day to day business processes of the organization.

    BizTwoZero David Terrar 2010

  • What this highlights is the ingrained stigmatisation within the media around disability issues.

    Brown’s handwriting highlights the ingrained disability discrimination in society « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings… 2009

  • Among other highlights is a complete 1790s Anishinaabe suit of clothing – leggings, shirt, silver ornaments, otter-skin bag and moccasins ornamented with loom-woven porcupine quills – that has been traced to Fort Michilimackinac in the Upper Great Lakes.

    'Infinity Of Nations' Exhibit Opening At The National Museum Of The American Indian AP 2010

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