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• Both episodes shed light on the fractious politics of the Hill.
  — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024
• That could, in turn, shed light on how the Virginia climate has changed since.
  — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024
• The series aims to shed light on how theories like this gain traction in the U.S. and around the world.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
• The Acolyte will shed light on the Dark Side, and specifically how its powers came to be.
  — Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024
• The survey shed light on how ageism is a driving force behind the silence around menopause in the office.
  — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 21 Sep. 2023
• Officials did not shed light on the spike at the news conference.
  — Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 6 July 2023
• The study might also shed light on how to care for snakes in captivity.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2023
• Morrissey also shed light on what led to the initial dismissal of the charges last April.
  — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
• Asking the right questions can help shed light on the best path to job fulfillment and long-term success.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
• An opening in this patio's ceiling helps shed light on the fireplace area.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2023
• Congress and the public should get to hear the recording, which would shed light on the president’s fitness in a way the transcript does not.
  — The Editors, National Review, 20 May 2024
• Now, a new study has shed light on which drugs are more likely than others to result in extra pounds.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 23 July 2024
• Treveon Glass, who made beats for Williams and testified last week, was also in the Mitsubishi that night and shed light on what went down at the studio.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 June 2024
• Some Paris Olympics athletes are utilizing the world stage to shed light on conflicts in their home countries.
  — Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
• These variables often shed light on what the game’s conveners want to achieve from playing it.
  — Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2023
• Since then, several reports have shed light on the arrest.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
• The bat cave’s treasures were discovered in the 19th century but the new study is the first to fully shed light on their age and importance.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
• Top-hang handles allow them to be placed around your campground or even in your tent to shed light on your surroundings.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
• This helps shed light on climate events before humans began recording them in the 1800s.
  — The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
• The findings could shed light on how mammals diversified and evolved to be so successful across the globe.
  — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2024
• His testimony should shed light on the building and testing of the vessel’s first carbon fiber hull.
  — Mark Harris, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024
• The terror televised, the host and his fiendish following shed light on the limits of human morality.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 24 July 2024
• But the session did little to shed light on how the proposals under discussion could get signed into law in the near term.
  — Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• Through her music, Tijoux has shed light on Chile’s class conflicts, as well as feminism and unity across the globe.
  — Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• The state's open records law allows members of the public to view documents that shed light on the workings of government at all levels.
  — Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2024
• More early finds like these fossils in Asia will help shed light on the details of early human expansion out of Africa.
  — Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
• The pandemic also cast light on the elites’ attitudes toward work.
  — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 18 June 2021
• These samples are expected to shed light on the history of water on Mars and its potential for life.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2024
• Other court records shed light on the technical and at times mundane work Heuermann has done as an architect.
  — Jeff Winter, CNN, 15 July 2023
• When, in 1987, protesters marched through Forsyth to shed light on its racist underbelly, they were met with jeers and rocks hurled by white supremacists, including members of the Klu Klux Klan.
  — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Oct 2024