shadow
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A Treasury Department analysis found that entities in Hong Kong—most of them likely shell companies—transacted $4.8 billion in financial activity potentially related to Iranian shadow banking activity in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Early polling suggests that she begins the shadow 2028 race with a significant advantage in name recognition.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 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
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
Occasionally, far below the waves, below the shadow of the boat, Christopher saw creatures moving; things too swift and fleeting to identify.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing shadow
Black and Gray
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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"Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath
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