shadow
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Would one of the sport's all-time greats be able to approach her past excellence, or would she be a shadow of her former self?
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Now, the large Radio Korea sign in big, white block letters is gone, with just a shadow of an imprint.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
“We will no longer live in the shadow of our ugly past,” Mayor Andrew Ginther, a Democrat, said at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
That cast a shadow over the wider chip sector, according to Luria.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Or maybe a shadow, one of the good ones, would snatch him up and carry him away.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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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