phantom
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“People borrow for years, and then get a 1099 for phantom gains that’s in the seven figures,” said Boersma.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
It is a status symbol, rite of passage and phantom limb wrapped into one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
So is this an example of what is known as a phantom trend, where fear can end up exacerbating the real-world impact rather than mitigating it?
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
They concluded that the chatbots appropriately identified problematic prompts, like a feeling of being watched by phantom people or feeling personally persecuted by the government, as a developing delusion only about half the time.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
It’s Rabbi Gold who planted the phantom cousins in my mind—the ones who never had a chance to be born.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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