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shadow

[shad-oh] / ˈʃæd oʊ /






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A lunar eclipse happens when the Sun, Earth, and Moon become aligned, allowing the Moon to pass through Earth's shadow.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

For Daco, if Warsh continues to remain cryptic in his statements, "the political shadow" will only grow.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

An October study by the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network tracked that Dubai-based companies moved $6.4 billion in potential Iranian shadow banking funds in 2024, 71% of the global total.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

For most of human existence, we have lived in the shadow of starvation: Our bodies evolved to stockpile energy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

“I used to wish that a shadow would come and take me to a magic land,” Danny said.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Although other CEOs have historically remained in the shadows, Graves is often splashed all over the brand pages.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Beneath the shadows of indigo-streaked clouds, a young woman strolls through a fog-covered city, stopping at the base of a skyscraper.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

"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

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

He did it with thick lines and thin lines, lines fat with goo and lines that were mere shadows.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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

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

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Matthew Manning, already on his third remote job in three years after graduating in 2023, has never shadowed another employee.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

It won both games, never trailed, gave up just a goal and won its group handily, playing with a verve and confidence that erased all the doubts that had shadowed it coming in.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

I peered into the car to get a good look at him in the shadowed interior.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

Instead of shadowing wolves, ravens repeatedly returned to specific areas where kills were more common.

From Science Daily Mar. 19, 2026

In the early 1990s, David Dorsey spent a year shadowing executives selling copiers for then-booming Xerox.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

That includes shadowing Chinese coastguard ships and responding to suspicious vessels lingering near Taiwan's subsea telecoms cables.

From Barron's Nov. 11, 2025

For five days Buford had been tracking Lee’s army, shadowing it from a long way off as you track a big cat.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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