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ghost

[gohst] / goʊst /


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How to show that a ghost has entered Lincoln?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"When Eritrea was part of Ethiopia, its cities were vibrant and beautiful. Today, Eritrean cities seem like ghost towns," Abiy said in the speech.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Panorama has also been repeatedly told about "ghost tenants" - individuals listed as residents but not actually living in properties, for whom managing agents still claim housing benefit.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

That means you can have decades of spotless credit in America and still be a ghost to a financial institution in another country.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

He was tired, and the coffee had not done enough to drive away his headache, and what he really wanted was for this ghost to leave him alone and let him figure out the ring.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Paul Cremo, who directs the Met's commissioning program, said creating the other-worldly universe for "Bardo" -- in which tendrils engulf singers and ghosts explode -- challenged the Met's technical staff.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The exhibition is organized into six themed “chambers” devoted to Gothic horror, psychological horror, science, slashers, religion and ghosts, with settings ranging from a shadowy crypt to a killer’s house and a haunted living room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Under the "ghosts of predators past" hypothesis, pronghorns became exceptionally fast because they evolved alongside a cheetah-like predator capable of high-speed pursuit.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Leaders in Silicon Valley increasingly see ghosts in the machine and speak openly in spiritual terms to a generally secular tech world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

But then, Samir said that the ghosts would never risk stealing our breath because Rasseem was with us, and his breath could befoul the afterlife.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

“The other was for a retail position at a local Kohl’s, which ghosted me.”

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

I spotted another straight to New York, but it ghosted me too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

My mother ghosted me after my father died.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025

Ailish Davies, a jobseeker from Leicester in the UK, says that being ghosted by the small firms and big corporations alike is "soul destroying".

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

Ivy couldn’t even hear her own footsteps as she ghosted over the sidewalk.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

“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

I matched with a Glen Powell type again, 10 years after ghosting him.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 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

Ontario is also moving to tackle the separate recruitment issue of "ghosting", whereby companies don't reply to applicants.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

Pocock was ghosting over the water as if effortlessly, his boat ethereal looking in a light mist that had settled on the water.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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