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shadow

[shad-oh] / ˈʃæd oʊ /






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But the “L.A. Confidential” shadow is long, and the artlessly edited “The Black Dahlia” wilted quickly in it.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

One of the few who stayed in place was Pete Golding, Kiffin’s former defensive coordinator, who has been struggling to escape his old boss’s shadow ever since.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

According to the show's curators, elements of Flaxman's sketches can be seen in Turner's painting called Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus – Homer's Odyssey, including outlines of horses in the sunset and the shadow of a cyclops.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Kinney, the recruiter, said Aiello’s presence made it hard to hire new partners for Weil’s Texas office, a major initiative for the firm, after prospects cited concerns about working in his shadow.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

After a while, I felt that behind this look was a shadow of friendship.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Even minor changes in shadows or lighting can trigger the software, producing hundreds of false signals.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

To passersby, we could easily be mistaken for two teenagers hiding in the shadows.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

European hopes of parity had begun to fade into the shadows of the evening sunshine, with Angela Stanford's visitors seemingly assuming control of the 20th edition of the biggest team competition in women's golf.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Atlas works in the shadows as “a think tank that creates think tanks,” and trains its partners on “how to win the battle for hearts and minds.”

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

Filled with chunks of frozen seal and fitted with a long cotton wick, it glowed and made blue shadows dance against the walls.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

The dinghy launched in Bay of the Seine and was shadowed for around 10 hours by French rescue boats in case it got into difficulty.

From BBC Sep. 6, 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

Deeply shadowed lunar craters can trap water and other volatile materials for extremely long periods.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

The 51-year-old ran a campaign shadowed by the divisive legacy of her father, who ruled Peru in the 1990s.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Her skin dry, her eyes shadowed, her spirit bleached of color.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

That unexpected suppression presents a challenge for a long-standing explanation called "nuclear shadowing," which has successfully accounted for earlier measurements.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

All new employees get four days of training and then an additional week of shadowing other employees on the floor before they start selling.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

She was still shadowing a more senior member of staff when the choking incident occurred.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

The documentary team immersed itself in the 2022 McDonald’s All-American Games, shadowing two boys and two girls throughout the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

A tall hat of fetal lamb balanced like a wasp’s nest on Grigori’s head, shadowing eyes as hard and gray as mica, with the same shallow gleam.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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