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[shad-oh] / ˈʃæd oʊ /






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Think, for instance, of the Witch’s Cottage in North Hollywood, or the Last Canteen in the shadow of Universal Studios Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

If higher tariffs were to return, economists say it would cast a shadow on India's growth outlook, hurt market sentiment and heap pressure on an already-weak rupee.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Additionally, the law includes sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, senior figures within the Russian government as well as banks and other financial institutions and Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers used to circumvent existing sanctions.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

What’s brutally, painfully clear, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is that Holmes has not yet learned how to use her own voice.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

What he had taken for a shadow was in fact a vast and terrible hole.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

He’s keeping a spreadsheet to track who he shadows and what he learned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Known as an abyssal species, it slothfully trawls the shadows like some mournful Lovecraftian being, possessing an especially sluggish metabolism, which isn’t surprising considering its size.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Situated next to Nigeria, the small west African country of Benin is generally used to being left in the shadows of its footballing powerhouse neighbour.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Even from the shadows at the back of the hall, his words made me shudder.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The French coastguard, who had shadowed the vessel, said about 60 migrants on the boat were in "precarious conditions" and refused help as they were "determined to take all risks to reach" the UK.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

Lockheed Martin plans to advance a compact, modular power system designed to generate electricity in the Moon's permanently shadowed regions, where sunlight never reaches.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

About Mabel and all of our other friends, cross-legged in the sand, part shadowed, part lit in the bonfire glow.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

The mystery man shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as she pushes energy deals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The latest measurements suggest that conventional nuclear shadowing by itself is not enough to account for the observed pattern.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

The BBC understands all operational staff complete more than eight weeks of training, which includes shadowing roles in other prisons.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

Beneath the shadowing shawl her head was tied up with a rag – to keep her dead jaw from dropping in one final gape.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck


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