ghost
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It was Virgil’s ghost, not Homer’s, who haunted the Middle Ages and early Renaissance, centuries when no one west of the Balkans could read ancient Greek.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Poltergeist” was, notably, a summertime Amblin release that similarly riffed on classic creature scares — updating dusty, old ghost tropes with new ideas — much like Mitchell does with his dino-time-travel extravaganza.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I call that ghost approval. Technically, you approved it,” Herres said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Halloween attraction for more than 20 years, will now be a ghost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Now it’s my grandmother’s turn to look like she’s seen a ghost.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Might someone sign the ghosts of the Four Horsemen of 1924?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
De Zerbi must banish the ghosts of two seasons littered with losses.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The adults as much as the teenagers find themselves beset by doubts about their futures, haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, or agonizing over the thorny matter of God’s presence or absence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Homer’s trip to the land of the dead is crowded with ghosts from Odysseus’ past and Greek legend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Not when ghosts trailed them on the subway or on class field trips.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
"Right after I sent the money, they ghosted me. It's horrible. I am so sad and heartbroken," says the 26-year-old.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
“Between ghost jobs and being ghosted, it was infuriating,” she said — referring to “ghost job” listings for positions that are either already filled or don’t really exist.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
It was a bit of a buzzkill, so I just gave up on him — and ghosted him.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
“The other was for a retail position at a local Kohl’s, which ghosted me.”
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
But the streets were ghosted, colorless and hushed.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
“The ghosting thing is a very real problem,” he said — adding that hasn’t seen any evidence that a cover letter improves the chances of a response for GigHQ users.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
But in 2026, not a single Hollywood blockbuster is programmed there, raising questions about why US studios are ghosting the event.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Nor are there any current moves in the UK to tackle either ghost jobs or recruitment ghosting.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
The appeal of ghosting may be inseparable from the question of what—if anything—of us truly exists in the in-between spaces that information technology makes possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
It had been such a rainy May, and the basement felt appropriately cryptlike: cobwebs around the doorframe ghosting our faces, that smell of dirt and rot and trapped air, and it was dark, totally dark.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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