She might go away herself and often thought she would: in the calm of another time and place to flee the shadows of bravado.

NEWYORKER: Bravado

The master of reverse swing bowling was returning to the side after been overlooked for the first Test, and spending some time in the shadows of former understudy Shoaib Akhtar.

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Or, rather, since there were Dutch gadgets in many hands by then, and many eyes, he understood what he was seeing as no man of his time had before that shadows from some of the splotches were craters and others mountains.

NEWYORKER: Moon Man

Roger Moore, 44, of Stentaway Road, Plymstock, was found out when photography experts decided shadows in his video were incorrect for the time of year, Plymouth Crown Court heard.

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"These heroes of the shadows who saved France's honor at a time when it seemed lost are disappearing one after the other, " he said.

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