shone

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That’s when the cold patience and hard-won experience of France’s most successful team finally shone through.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

McLeish won three of his nine league matches after Robinson left, but he was unable to keep St Mirren out of the play-off spot as Kilmarnock shone after the split.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The public’s on-again, off-again interest kept Smart’s disappearance in the news sporadically, but a podcast called “Your Own Backyard,” begun in 2019 by Chris Lambert, shone a new spotlight on the cold case.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"Brooke was plainly a light that shone in their lives, and while that light shone far less than half as long as was its due, it clearly shone more than twice as brightly."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

No lamplight shone through the window into the front yard.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson