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shadow

[shad-oh] / ˈʃæd oʊ /






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He named Russia and the Saudis, and the shadow fleets of countries like Malaysia as just a few examples of that.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

A quarter-century Jean’s senior, David is trying to finish a stalled book project, laboring in the shadow of his more prolific and successful wife, Ann.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Since shadow docket rulings are unsigned, we can’t know for certain the usual tally of supporting and opposing justices.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Cook found a way to step out of Jobs’s shadow by leaning in to his strengths as an operations guru and collaborator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

I looked on every limb, and in each dark shadow.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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