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shadow

[shad-oh] / ˈʃæd oʊ /






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In a victim impact statement, Morgan's mother Marie Smith said the family now "lives under a shadow", with every major milestone "tainted" without her present.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

They can suffer from lower perceived competence, burn out, and ultimately quit or flee to other sports to escape the older sibling’s shadow, which isn’t necessarily a negative course correction.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold talks Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, under the shadow of looming US sanctions over financial links to Iran.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

In the Angels, who have played their home games in the shadow of Disneyland in Anaheim since 1966, the 79-year-old Kroenke is taking over one of the most bumbling teams in the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Her shadow rocked with her across the ground.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

"A lot of time, optimizing and chasing different shadows."

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

Montes shadows the quarterbacks and tries to listen in on Chesney and others whenever he can.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 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

They value their assets infrequently, in the shadows, rather than in the daily sunlight of public markets—and even insiders concede those valuations can be dubious.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Through the shadows she could see not a boat, but a browny-green dot floating in on the waves.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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

The shadowed portion could also develop a rusty or copper colored tint.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 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

“It is all of you I am worried about,” he said, his face shadowed with a darkness beyond that of the night.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

He recently won a charity auction to spend a day shadowing Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang and geeked out on the billionaire’s organizational prowess.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

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

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

From Barron's Nov. 11, 2025

Her uncle listened silently, heavy brows shadowing his eyes as his frown grew deeper.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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