shone

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Where the show has shone brightest has been on social media, with analysis by Deadline showing that SNL UK content received 86m views across its official accounts in its first month.

From BBC • May 17, 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

It makes them feel special, like Lady Luck has shone her light on them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Tears shone like fireflies against their furred cheeks.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell