shine
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Long may she shine — for the best parts of Appalachia, and the best in all of us.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Thanks to a sensitive renovation, not only has the institution’s infrastructure been updated but its impressive modernist building and collection of antiquities and Islamic, Asian and European art shine anew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
A BBC investigation can now shine more light on the scale of money owed, uncovering evidence that tenants and landlords are between them out of pocket by hundreds of thousands of pounds.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
This strategy “is becoming increasingly critical and one that we believe will shine as we move further through today’s robust AI infrastructure buildout,” Muse said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Shining silver, rubbing water spots off fine glasses, and the endless dusting and wiping...Everything in Daffodil Manor had to gleam and shine like it hadn’t in years.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
"A rhinestone shines just as good as a diamond."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Hubble and Webb observations showed that the nucleus shines more strongly in ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths than in visible light, which is also seen in distant little red dots.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Bothwell recommends standing near a tree as the eclipse can create dozens of crescent-shaped images on the ground as light shines through the gaps between the leaves — an effect similar to...
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Where “Auden” really shines is in its portrayal of the life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The ground is covered in a light dusting of snow that sparkles and shines in the sunlight.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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
In the end, the trial shined a light on how some of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley operated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Utility stocks haven’t shined since the Iran war broke out, but they can still offer safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
The navigation lights shined brightly across the water and a red lantern had been placed, clearly visible, on the stern.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
The jump in U.S. borrowing costs—and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s intervention to bring them back down—has shone a spotlight not just on America’s growing debt problem but the world’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But Parton’s golden charisma shone ever brighter over the 218 episodes she appeared in until her departure in 1974.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“ABDC” shone a spotlight on background performers and treated its participants with respect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
One of the members of the feared French frontline, Barcola has shone at the World Cup - bright enough to stand out even alongside the talents of Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise and Ousmane Dembele.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The air was hazy, but the sun shone.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
It is derived from an Iroquoian word commonly translated as “lake of shining waters.”
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
The little boy adds a bright rainbow, a shining sun and a tall tree to his illustration, while other displaced children paint alongside him at a shelter in Pereira.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
However, it is the primary suite that is undoubtedly the shining star of the home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
One trainer and his family were drawn to the "shining lights of the new facility" west of Brisbane, Simon Stout from Greyhounds Australasia told a parliamentary committee hearing in Tasmania on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Bo gazed up at me, his eyes shining with love, tongue hanging out, ears flopped forward in that way they did that melted my heart.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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