shine

"Rick was a bit of a shining light in that period. He got City's brand out there to millions of people."

Without one, no matter what the statistics said, Judge would never shed his reputation as a superstar who wilted when the lights shined brightest.

It’s a way of cutting a nation off from the world’s brains and skills, forfeiting not just wealth but the energy and constant renewal that make civilizations shine.

But it is Ms. Hawkins, fully committed to a character who should be committed, who shines, making Laura a singular personage—a monster, but not necessarily a villain.

The landscape is the protagonist, but the sun shines brightly on these humans, highlighting their presence and their labor.