shadow
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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
The coast guard also deploys its ships alongside the navy at times to shadow Chinese ships near Taiwan’s contiguous zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I stole a shadow, but the power is unpredictable.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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"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
It 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
Those elements round out Neff’s romance-driven design, which includes wrought-iron rejas that cast dramatic shadows worthy of the noir classic “Double Indemnity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sunlight filters through the roof, shadows move across the field during the game and it doesn’t feel so enclosed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Before I could respond, there was the sound of heavy boot steps behind us, and like the partner team we were, Elliot and I whirled as one to see someone coming out of the shadows.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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By the third image in the sequence, the two objects line up, and Earth briefly disappears behind the shadowed edge of the small moon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
“Cancel Me If You Can” is part Barstool origin story, part unorthodox management manual and part rebuttal to the critics who have shadowed his rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
The others were dumbfounded, including Number Two, who had shadowed Mr. Benedict to the wheelchair and seemed at a loss what to do.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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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
In August the RAF, working with US and Norwegian P-8s, tracked a Russian submarine shadowing an American aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, on exercise in the North Atlantic.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
Robb turned the big grey stallion and walked him slowly away from her, Grey Wind shadowing his steps.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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