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Last month Germany's Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius, said Russia had been shadowing satellites used by their military.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Marcus Hitchcock said that the Chinese were a constant presence, but that he didn't know what ships had been shadowing the strike group or what their purpose for being there had been.

From US News • Jun. 20, 2016

Marcus Hitchcock said that the Chinese were a constant presence, but that he didn’t know what ships had been shadowing the strike group or what their purpose for being there had been.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2016

I had been shadowing Lamar on tour with West off and on for almost three weeks before I saw the two rappers in the same room.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2014

Who had been shadowing him during the last hour?

From The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)