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shadow

[shad-oh] / ˈʃæd oʊ /






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It’s a “three-ring circus”: the merits docket, the shadow docket, and the justices’ increasingly public intramural snipings and gripes.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

Sleuths are able to track the shipments, however, by following occasional pings from the shadow ships’ transponders, which are sometimes turned on for safety to navigate narrow straits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In the shadow of the towers, a space now plays host to the library's rhythm and rhyme classes for children.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Support ships carrying supplies or repair crews are commissioned from the shore—at a hefty price, because of the remote location, and to compensate for the sanctions risks that come with servicing the shadow fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Across the Grote Markt in the shadow of St. Bavo’s, into the Barteljorisstraat.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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