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Venus will outshine Jupiter with a brilliant white glow, according to High Point Scientific.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

No single Denver victory will outshine the day in 1998 when John Elway broke through and that team’s owner, Pat Bowlen, held the Lombardi Trophy high and declared: “This one’s for John!”

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2023

But what scares her the most is the idea that the tawdry glare of this courtroom drama will outshine the memories of her happy, loving boy.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2022

But there’s hope that the future will outshine the past.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2022

Eventually no London hostess can or will outshine her, and yet this first among the American duchesses is not very socially inclined.

From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various