shone

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That’s when the cold patience and hard-won experience of France’s most successful team finally shone through.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Lucu and Jalibert's partnership - which shone for France when Dupont was sidelined with a knee injury - goes beyond what you see on the pitch.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"Brooke was plainly a light that shone in their lives, and while that light shone far less than half as long as was its due, it clearly shone more than twice as brightly."

From BBC • May 6, 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

Her circular, doll-like eyes shone with a strange, mad glee.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood