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• The archived Reddit posts may shed light on Mangione’s interests and mental state over the last eight years.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
• It was hoped these new images and experiments conducted during the flyby would shed light on whether the magma is distributed in patches or globally.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
• Fashion shows and events can be fleeting and reserved for the city’s elites, thus the fashion council also organized three exhibitions that shed light on local fashion culture and craft.
  — Denni Hu, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
• Syrians are continuing to search the facility, however, searching for hidden cells as well as documents that might shed light on their family members' fates.
  — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
• 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 video could shed light on why the officer did not stop in time to avoid hitting the woman.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
• The Acolyte will shed light on the Dark Side, and specifically how its powers came to be.
  — Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024
• Luigi’s acts should shed light on the need for the USA to end profit-motive in healthcare.
  — Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
• Scientists now hope to find more fossils in the area, which could shed light on how and when the mastodons arrived.
  — Reuters, 29 Sep. 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
• In the interview from Sundance with Deadline, Kershaw shed light on the meaning of the film’s title.
  — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Her honesty has shed light on the often-unspoken challenges female athletes endure, drawing a wave of support from her fans.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
• The frescoes were never completed, but the drawings shed light on the two artists’ generative relationship.
  — Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024

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