shadow
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Just last week, a UK immigration officer was found guilty of working for Chinese intelligence as part of a "shadow policing operation".
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Seattle’s Century 21 Exposition took place in the shadow of the Cold War, following the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial Earth satellite.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
That deadline was missed by about 30 minutes, prompting many news outlets to prematurely report that the court allowed a ban to take effect via a shadow docket.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
The frictions also played out on the ground in Beijing as US and Chinese officials appeared to be having their own shadow superpower battle.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The absence of all light and shadow and sensation.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing shadow
Black and Gray
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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"Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath
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