shadow
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Some ships have also transited Hormuz undetected: There have been reports that some ships have turned off their GPS-like signals and transited incognito, either for safety or because they are part of so-called shadow fleets.
From MarketWatch • 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
And in the Commons, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said "police appeared more concerned with the accusation of racism" than "helping Henry".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Finally, just when I thought I couldn’t lie there for one more second, the clock ticked to eleven p.m., and I snuck out of bed and out the door like a shadow.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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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