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He has sparkled in a suite of roles, and deserves a considerable portion of the credit for the fact that City did not particularly seem to miss Kevin De Bruyne while he was injured.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Haliburton, 21, has sparkled since coming east, and Unseld said he is a difficult cover because he has extended range and can flourish on the pick-and-roll.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2022

Burrow joined the Bengals nearly two years ago, but didn’t truly arrive until this playoff run, mixing his on-field substance with an off-field style that has sparkled in the glaring light of social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2022

Kisner is by no means short off the tee--averaging 291 vs. co-leader Hideki Matsuyama's 302--but it's been his ball-striking that has sparkled on the way to the back-to-back 67s that have put him on top.

From Golf Digest • Aug. 12, 2017

He passed away, but the enchanted stone remained, and has sparkled along the splendid march of successive dynasties, and has reflected men and cities which to us are nameless, or but a half-deciphered name.

From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian