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shone

American  
[shohn, shon] / ʃoʊn, ʃɒn /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of shine.

shone British  
/ ʃɒn, ʃəʊn /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of shine

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Those trends shone through last week when CrowdStrike beat estimates for its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue and issued a positive outlook for the current quarter.

From MarketWatch

John Munro, from Ladywood, said the strike had "shone a light" on several inequalities in the city.

From BBC

"Their connection and skill in the ring have shone throughout, making them thoroughly deserving champions," she said.

From BBC

The temperature was perhaps ten below, with a bright sun that shone through ice crystals in the air so that everything seemed to sparkle.

From Literature

As I walked back to the table where I was working, the light shone in my father's face.

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