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shines

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

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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

An arrest, Shines said, would help him move on and not be “held back like there’s a bungee cord that connects me to my auntie.”

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2019

Scarce touching where it lies, But, gazing back upon the skies, Shines with a mournful light, Like their own tear, Because so long divided from the sphere.

From Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)