shine
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My enjoyment now came from sitting back and watching her shine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
So when F1 teams choose to shine their attention on a kid—Mercedes has just six in its stable between the ages of 11 and 17—they aren’t panning for gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Sunlight reaches the exhaust high in the atmosphere, making the spreading plume shine brightly against the darker sky below.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
This has given hard-hit corners of the market a chance to shine.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
Tiny holes—barely noticeable pinpricks—have been poked in or above certain letters, allowing the light to shine through.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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But, even with the Dodgers’ star-studded lineup, the spotlight shines brightest on Ohtani.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The technique shines photons onto a material and ejects electrons from its surface, allowing researchers to map its electronic structure and magnetic states.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Martin said he appreciated the meeting going ahead, telling the prime minister: "I think your sense of duty shines through."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The low-basis shares are where this strategy shines.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“When a flashlight shines on the sand, you see hundreds of eyes looking back at you.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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“I don’t have an answer,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shrugged when asked why the Dodgers relievers have struggled while the Brewers have shined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
An agent shined purple UV light on my hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Though the rate of growth in the number of millionaires continues to be striking, UBS shined a light on adults with wealth between $5 million and $100 million.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
By giving an episode to each of our lead four characters, we could use their view of the island to make sure the complexity of Golding’s telling shined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
And I knew some folks that shined shoes at the barbershop.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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The weather in this part of the world can be downright vengeful, but the next day, as we drove deeper into the Westfjords, the sun shone with genuine warmth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
His star shone brightly enough for the group to brand its collections "Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello", while celebrity fans from Kate Moss, Dua Lipa, Zoe Saldana and Hailey Bieber gave him cross-generation appeal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
When it was first performed, Rent shone a light on young friends and artists living in late 1980s and early 1990s New York during the HIV/Aids crisis.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Soccer’s much ballyhooed “golden generation,” it was a performance that hardly shone and a sign that whatever progress the federation has made over the past two decades hasn’t gone as far as hoped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Sheba went on grinning, but her eyes shone scarlet.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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At a later press conference, Baron Cohen -- as himself -- defended satire as the quintessential format for "shining a light on, maybe, subjects that we haven't really discussed as a society before."
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
"If we shine a light on just one, only that muscle moves. If shining on both, they both flap."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Sekyiwa Shakur, the rapper’s sister, told the judge the killing had crippled her family, as he was the provider for two dozen relatives and was “my shining star, my shining prince.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
"It's such a vibe at Glastonbury- everyone's so happy and free-spirited. You're just on a constant high from friends, music and the sun is usually shining".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He thought of the blue shining world, and of what the man in the maze would do to it.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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