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[shahyn] / ʃaɪn /






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Most neutron stars remain hidden unless they appear as pulsars that emit radio waves or shine brightly in X-rays.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Tammy Wynette had it; just listen to her mourn how “the sun will never shine in Apartment #9” and your ear will catch the throb in her throat that echoes the song’s steel guitar.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Shares of Cerebras Systems fell in early trading Friday, to take some of the shine of the the inference-chip maker’s blowout debut in the previous session.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Another holidaymaker said he had just recently returned from Antalya in Turkey where the dawn reserving of sun loungers with towels had "really taken the shine out of the holiday".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

I had seen the glint of it, the shine.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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