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shallow

[shal-oh] / ˈʃæl oʊ /




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U.S. commercial building activity was already cooling, with data center construction a lone bright spot amid elevated interest rates and a shallow labor pool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

They were all shallow, guy-at-the-end-of-the-bar observations that generally reflected very little knowledge of the complexity of the issues and the potential ramifications.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The basin gathers into shallow wetlands where movement returns to the landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Any pullbacks in energy stocks have been shallow and short-lived, technical analysis shows, reinforcing the underlying demand and keeping the sector as a clear market leader.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Maybe the water is too shallow at 96th Street for The Dessoug to dock there.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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