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shadowy

[shad-oh-ee] / ˈʃæd oʊ i /


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It’ll introduce us to two shadowy figures in the industry: Hank Molt and Tommy Crutchfield, whose rivalry over supplying rare species to U.S. zoos changed the reptile world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Instead, she has to take a shadowy job as an “independent contractor.”

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

An extremely shadowy figure, Ghaani became commander of the force responsible for the external operations of the Revolutionary Guards after the killing of Qassem Soleimani in a US strike in Iraq in 2020.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The London museum highlights the 18th-century painter’s rich, shadowy tableaux, emblematic of their age of intellectual discovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

In Homer the underworld is vague, a shadowy place inhabited by shadows.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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