shone

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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

Nearly two years after the Hollywood Arby’s closed, its cowboy hat shone again this weekend at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

For Willy is virtually the opposite of the audience-enticing roles in which Mr. Lane has shone, most famously in his Tony-winning turn in “The Producers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

A powerful wag of the wolf’s great furry tail pushed aside the drapes, and the cool blue light of the first full moon of May shone brightly upon them all.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood