phantom
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"The callous way in which you walked away from the mayhem was sickening to watch. You blamed a phantom driver."
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
If the 300 billion figure is more phantom than real, it would mean that Venezuelan oil won’t pose nearly as much competition long-term to its closest competitor: Canadian heavy oil.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
Perhaps this was identity theft, but it’s also possible brokers submitted fake Social Security numbers to enroll ineligible or phantom people in plans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
But if there were any chance of changing my mind and taking the plunge, watching “Welcome to Derry” has permanently exorcised any phantom longings.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025
The phantom Samaritan stuck the book between his teeth, crouched down, hoisted Arnold Jones’s limp carcass over his shoulder, and hauled him out of there like a sack of flour.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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