shines

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However, it also raises troubling questions for the booming high-altitude tourism industry, and shines a spotlight on the deadly risks Sherpas who work on Mount Everest face.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s bathed in sunlight that only occasionally shines on an ephemeral memory, revealing that the recollection is laced with as much honest love as regret.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Light from an old marquee shines on the sidewalk, trumpeting the evening’s main event in all caps: “‘Miles Davis: A Century of Cool,’ opening Saturday.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The case shines a light on the lengths that the Chinese state goes to keep tabs on critics and dissidents abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Yellow light shines like a line beneath my bedroom door, and I hear some murmurs and whispers that don’t belong to the TV, voices coming from the kitchen.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender