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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

Eventually he realizes that he doesn’t mind “the emotional shadow that Graceland and Elvis casts over the song. In some way I think it adds an emotional punch.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Her shadow rocked with her across the ground.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

"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

The shadow cast by the alignment of Sun and Moon 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

But much of his work was conducted from the shadows.

From BBC Aug. 7, 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 person who stepped out of the shadows was Angela DuPre.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

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

There was a manic vibrancy about her, about the way she left for the refugee camp each day, about the exhaustion that shadowed her eyes when she returned in the evenings.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

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

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

From Barron's Nov. 11, 2025

When Pinmei finally dared to look back at the Sea King, she saw his head had elongated, with deep brows shadowing his glittering eyes and his horns now majestic.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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