shadow

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Both the apartments and offices are in the shadow of MIT, one of America’s universities thinking harder about how to support entrepreneurship on campus–and hold onto its students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“I remember going around and just watching my shadow, because you never know who is behind you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Pope Leo XIV led a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum in Rome on Friday as he prepares for his first Easter as pontiff in the shadow of war in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He said thousands of people had gathered in Lurgan weeks ago to celebrate St Patrick's Day, and that the "starkness of this event" casts a shadow on the town.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Above were the cliffs, and at the very top was Patrick’s Well, a dark shadow against the sky.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff