phantom
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A WSJ investigation found that predatory providers are billing for phantom services, padding their hours and charging steep fees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“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
This appears to be an almost phantom trend: one where the reaction to it largely eclipses the impact the trend itself was having on social media.
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
She would attribute it to measureless wellsprings of piety or stewardship of the phantom herds that bled out the milk of human kindness.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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