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For factors, value has beaten growth, small companies have raced ahead of large, and dividends have shined.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

No doubt, the talented Salvadoran American writers mentioned in the article have shined a new light on the U.S. literary landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Inflated housing prices have shined a greater spotlight on the limitations.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2022

“They’re obviously playing at a really high level, they have a lot of guys that have shined this playoff run,” Curry said.

From Washington Times • May 17, 2022

There was a grace and dignity, an amplitude of form and stature, answering to her mind, in this farmer's wife, which would have shined in a palace—or so we thought it.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles