shadowed
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“Yet as Leon’s mom too, every milestone, accomplishment, and birthday that Ari reaches is shadowed by the realization that Leon should be experiencing just as much of life, by his brother’s side.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The French coastguard, who had shadowed the vessel, said about 60 migrants on the boat were in "precarious conditions" and refused help as they were "determined to take all risks to reach" the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Rising Treasury yields have been shadowed by mortgage rates, and the average rate on a 30-year home loan recently topped 7%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Carefully monitored shadowed regions near the South Pole could allow scientists to test the real limits of microbial survival under conditions that are extremely difficult to reproduce on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The skin around his eyes was slack and shadowed.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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