cast/shed/throw light on
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: to help to explain (something) : to make it possible to understand or know more about (something)
She is developing new theories that might shed some light on these unusual phenomena.
I hope my explanation throws light on their behavior.
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That pivotal conversation shed light on the harsh realities of food insecurity, fueling Seligman’s passion for health equity and the growing movement known as Food Is Medicine (FIM).
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Claire Sibonney, TIME, 31 July 2024
But an ambitious effort here aims to shed light on artifacts that linger in everyday life: the ways the slave economy and its major hub in Richmond contributed to the development of modern-day America, with all of its promise and problems.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Through a series of studies with more than 1,000 employees from the U.S. and China, researchers shed light on these questions by showing that passion is associated with overconfidence in our own performance.
—Erica R. Bailey,
kai Krautter,
wen Wu,
adam D. Galinsky,
jon M. Jachimowicz, Harvard Business Review, 24 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
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Claire Sibonney, TIME, 31 July 2024
But an ambitious effort here aims to shed light on artifacts that linger in everyday life: the ways the slave economy and its major hub in Richmond contributed to the development of modern-day America, with all of its promise and problems.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Through a series of studies with more than 1,000 employees from the U.S. and China, researchers shed light on these questions by showing that passion is associated with overconfidence in our own performance.
—Erica R. Bailey,
kai Krautter,
wen Wu,
adam D. Galinsky,
jon M. Jachimowicz, Harvard Business Review, 24 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
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