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shadow

[shad-oh] / ˈʃæd oʊ /






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We saw in that shadow docket order from last year, the court said, We think the Federal Reserve is different because of reasons.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2026

During one recent overnight attack, AFP journalists were granted rare access to shadow "Esko", the channel's administrator, on condition that his identity and some details of the operation remained undisclosed.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

In the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains, her L.A. chronicle would continue, as dreamed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Since the start of the year, nine shadow fleet tankers suspected of circumventing sanctions have been seized around the EU.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The only shadow on the ground was his.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

"Prof Licence shows what can be achieved when neglected sources are expertly brought out of the shadows," he added.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

It creates a strange twilight during which temperatures drop, shadows appear at strange angles and some animals go to sleep.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

When this happens, the moon casts two types of shadows.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Anderson’s Billy steps out of the shadows with a full face of femme fatale makeup and a syrupy Dolly Parton drawl, promptly serving Kris enough fried chicken to feed a bobsled team.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The door creaks open and then clicks shut behind her, but her light stays on, its glare swallowing the shadows I was planning to skirt through.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Elsewhere in Spain, the same fervour could be seen almost everywhere shadowed by the eclipse, such as the town of Colmenar Viejo, near Madrid.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

In his first few years, the former quarterback and Georgia state high school player of year routinely shadowed Rams receivers step for step on routes during practice, or lined up opposite them in press coverage.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Deeply shadowed lunar craters can trap water and other volatile materials for extremely long periods.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

“Cancel Me If You Can” is part Barstool origin story, part unorthodox management manual and part rebuttal to the critics who have shadowed his rise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

“He would have been pleased to hear that, sir,” Celia says, her eyes briefly glancing over to the shadowed curtains at the side of the stage.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Wednesday's full eclipse may be something many of us remember for a long time: the special glasses, the colanders, and the eerie shadowing of the sun.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

All new employees get four days of training and then an additional week of shadowing other employees on the floor before they start selling.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

Instead of shadowing wolves, ravens repeatedly returned to specific areas where kills were more common.

From Science Daily Mar. 19, 2026

That includes shadowing Chinese coastguard ships and responding to suspicious vessels lingering near Taiwan's subsea telecoms cables.

From Barron's Nov. 11, 2025

Kilgore Trout was shadowing him, keen to know what Billy had suspected or seen.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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