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Only about 500 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was roughly 3% of its current age, some of the first stars and galaxies had already begun to shine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

I buy more every payday, rain or shine.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Everyone at Naka Market is so proud to see you shine on one of the biggest stages in the world," its post reads.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Elevated government bond yields continued to edge to new highs, taking the shine off stocks around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The curved wooden arms of the delicate sofas shine with polish.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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

The low-basis shares are where this strategy shines.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Where the restaurant really shines, though, is its three-course brunch.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

If Bailey, at 6 feet 5 inches and 265 pounds, shines against the Chargers and does not make the roster, he seems like a longshot to clear waivers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The house door opens, a chink of light shines through and a woman cries out in a scared voice.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Then he pulled out the papers from the restaurant and shined the light on them too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Although the passing game has yet to take flight, the Bruins’ ground attack shined again with 214 yards and four touchdowns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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

Meanwhile, details tucked into the SpaceX IPO prospectus made public in late May shined light onto early steps by the company to rent computing power to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

The houses on the opposite side were dark—except for one window, where a light still shined.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

To others he is a heroic whistleblower who shone a light on the darker side of the beautiful game.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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

He also lauded Irish golfer Shane Lowry, who has shone at the Open so far, and Rory McIlroy, the Northern Irish defending champion who has previously played golf with the American leader.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

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 as the light of a new day shone into the reactor buildings, they saw an entirely different picture.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Washington has shown little appetite to fix those problems while the sun is shining.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“She was a shining example of how to overcome adversity. It showed me my little problems aren’t as bad as they seem if she can overcome that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Not long after sunset, Venus will appear as an intensely bright point of light low above the western horizon, shining more brightly than any star around it.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Dubbed a "one-woman WikiLeaks", Caruana Galizia had exposed corruption at the highest level in the country, shining a spotlight on murky links between Malta's business and political elites.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Penelope removed her knitted cap and shook out her shining auburn hair, which matched the Incorrigible children’s hair as perfectly as one sock matches its mate.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood