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poltergeist

[pohl-ter-gahyst] / ˈpoʊl tərˌgaɪst /


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Diego Argoti blurs all kinds of borders — with his manic, wild cooking at Poltergeist inside Button Mash arcade in Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Robins started out as a writer, but his career took off after he created BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist, telling a real-life ghost story by combining drama and documentary.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

I saw "Poltergeist" at a very young age.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2023

Though Poltergeist and Phobetor were the first confirmed exoplanets in history, an absolutely humongous gas giant nicknamed Tadmor was spotted in 1988 by scientists based in British Columbia.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2022

Then he felt a cold breeze on the back of his neck and sat bolt upright — Peeves the Poltergeist had been floating next to him, blowing hard in his ear.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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