But there is a shining beacon of hope in this scenario: the other 15 metros.

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And in this matter there is one shining beacon in the world: India.

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It seems like just yesterday we were talking about Starcraft 2 as the shining beacon of eSports and competitive gaming.

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Superman, who is our shining beacon of order and, for the most part, calm composure, is quickly losing hold on this facade.

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Sure, Deus Ex was a shining beacon of level design and plot arguably not matched to this day (though prequel Human Revolution came close).

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The trial revealed a local culture in which a town and school pledged its undying fealty to a football coach whose program was the one shining beacon of success in an otherwise decaying city.

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"Washington state is the shining non-beacon, " Friedland says.

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At night Baku is ablaze with amazing lights - not least from the Eurovision venue, The Crystal Hall, which is living up to its name and shining into the night sky like a beacon by the Caspian Sea.

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"America is still the land of opportunity, and it is a beacon of hope and liberty and, as Ronald Reagan said, a shining city on the hill, " McCain said.

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