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The phrase "a shadow of what" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that something is a diminished or lesser version of something else.
Example: "The new product is just a shadow of what it used to be in its original form."
Alternatives: "a mere reflection of" or "a faint echo of".
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But it's still a shadow of what the country needs.
Today, Villa Baviera is a shadow of what it was.
Today, it is a shadow of what is was then.
He's just a shadow of what he was.
The holdings are a shadow of what they once were.
That is largely gone, and the city is a shadow of what it was.
"The town is now a shadow of what it once was".
Beneath the hype Britain's video-game industry is a shadow of what it once was.
Yet what exists is often just a shadow of what once was.
"Keeping it going as a shadow of what it had been felt unprincipled," Bradley said.
There is no doubt that the economy is a shadow of what it could be.
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