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shines

  • present tense form of shine (3rd person singular).

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Higher-income people who sign up for community solar under what is known as Illinois Shines don’t get a guaranteed level of savings.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022

A-ha were one of the most popular bands in the world after international hits such as Take on Me and the Sun Always Shines on TV.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022

Conservative activist Bishop Aubrey Shines, who runs a ministry in Tampa, Florida, said he doubted most Georgia voters would be influenced by the celebrity onslaught.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2020

In San Francisco, businesses in certain neighborhoods can get up to $5,000 reimbursed for past, in progress, or future work through the SF Shines for Reopening grant.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2020

On Columns rests its Height; Shines the Saloon; the Chambers glisten bright; And Marble Figures stand and look at me— Ah, thou poor Child! what have they done to thee!

From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 by Various