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shadowed

[shad-ohd] / ˈʃæd oʊd /




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“Yet as Leon’s mom too, every milestone, accomplishment, and birthday that Ari reaches is shadowed by the realization that Leon should be experiencing just as much of life, by his brother’s side.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Rising Treasury yields have been shadowed by mortgage rates, and the average rate on a 30-year home loan recently topped 7%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The dinghy launched in Bay of the Seine and was shadowed for around 10 hours by French rescue boats in case it got into difficulty.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The 51-year-old ran a campaign shadowed by the divisive legacy of her father, who ruled Peru in the 1990s.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Rain caused one to reflect on the shadowed, more poignant parts of life—the inescapable sorrows, the speechless longings, the disappointments, the regrets, the cold miseries.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig


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