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apparition

[ap-uh-rish-uhn] / ˌæp əˈrɪʃ ən /


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What’s left is a shared ghost, an apparition that connects the two women.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

“She is Our Lady of Guadalupe,” he tells me, a Marian apparition venerated as a national icon in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

One of the finest stories here, “Late,” involves another apparition.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

According to legend, the miraculous apparition of Saints Peter and Paul during the meeting between Pope Leo I and Attila the king of the Huns in 452 AD made the latter desist from invading Italy.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

And now here she was again, like an apparition, drinking red wine from a plastic cup and calling me by name.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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