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  • 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
  • The terror televised, the host and his fiendish following shed light on the limits of human morality.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 24 July 2024
  • 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
  • Hungarian Wizz Air’s earnings are due next week, which can help shed light on the contrasting early-summer earnings of its low-cost rivals.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 24 July 2024
  • Aiming to shed light on the Watergate investigation, the movie includes archival footage, new interviews and dramatized scenes.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This helps shed light on climate events before humans began recording them in the 1800s.
    — The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 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
  • 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
  • Extensive research has shed light on the use of CBD oil for anxiety and depression.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah will make a speech on the same day that may shed light on whether the group will escalate its attacks on Israel.
    — Andrew jeong, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • This could simultaneously shed light on what's no longer of value to you.
    — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
  • What fox burials reveal about ‘man’s best friend’ The analysis also shed light on what drove the foxes to extinction — or rather, what didn’t.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024

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