shone
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Soccer’s much ballyhooed “golden generation,” it was a performance that hardly shone and a sign that whatever progress the federation has made over the past two decades hasn’t gone as far as hoped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"South Africa has lost a unique and spirited individual whose light shone brightly while it lasted," Mzaca added in a tribute on the Mail & Guardian news site.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He also lauded Irish golfer Shane Lowry, who has shone at the Open so far, and Rory McIlroy, the Northern Irish defending champion who has previously played golf with the American leader.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
The jump in U.S. borrowing costs—and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s intervention to bring them back down—has shone a spotlight not just on America’s growing debt problem but the world’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The glow of gold warmed Danny’s face as the light that had seeped into the book shone from within the slanted script letters.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
