shadow
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Stargazers have the chance to see a stunning partial lunar eclipse early on Friday morning, as the moon enters Earth's shadow.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
For Daco, if Warsh continues to remain cryptic in his statements, "the political shadow" will only grow.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dubai, which lacks the oil wealth of the country’s leaders in Abu Dhabi, depends on the financial inflows that include the billions in Iranian shadow dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
For most of human existence, we have lived in the shadow of starvation: Our bodies evolved to stockpile energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
As he settled in, he noticed a shadow stretched on the ceiling.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Even before the Kubasik news, other shadows were hanging over L3Harris shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Although other CEOs have historically remained in the shadows, Graves is often splashed all over the brand pages.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Beneath the shadows of indigo-streaked clouds, a young woman strolls through a fog-covered city, stopping at the base of a skyscraper.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
"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
Voices drifted out to meet him as he trod softly among the shadows on the grass.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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
Lockheed Martin plans to advance a compact, modular power system designed to generate electricity in the Moon's permanently shadowed regions, where sunlight never reaches.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Matthew Manning, already on his third remote job in three years after graduating in 2023, has never shadowed another employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
It won both games, never trailed, gave up just a goal and won its group handily, playing with a verve and confidence that erased all the doubts that had shadowed it coming in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
One morning he’d awakened, and the ceiling he opened his eyes to was different: smooth and white and peaceful, instead of swirled and shadowed and cobwebbed.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The BBC understands all operational staff complete more than eight weeks of training, which includes shadowing roles in other prisons.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Around that time, Matarazzo also spent seven weeks shadowing the single most influential coach in global soccer, Pep Guardiola.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Instead of shadowing wolves, ravens repeatedly returned to specific areas where kills were more common.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2026
The documentary team immersed itself in the 2022 McDonald’s All-American Games, shadowing two boys and two girls throughout the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Her uncle listened silently, heavy brows shadowing his eyes as his frown grew deeper.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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