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[gohst] / goʊst /


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These so-called ghost jobs are a longtime source of frustration and anguish for people slogging through an increasingly anonymous and impersonal job-search process.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 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

He was more solid than any ghost Boaz had seen, more solid even than the shul’s dead board.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Set in Hawaii, “Ghost Market” will follow a young content creator named Kyle who encounters hungry ghosts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

The Frenchman ghosts into dangerous advanced positions and carries open-play goal and assist threat as well as being good for defensive contributions and bonus points.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Songs float in and out like ghosts from a machine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Here, he realizes a triptych of vivid musical postcards recalling the American past: “The Saint-Gaudens in Boston Common,” a hazy conjuring of Civil War ghosts embodied by a memorial to Col.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

North of Copenhagen is the city of Elsinore, home to the castle where Hamlet takes place, with its wandering ghosts, ill-advised eavesdropping behind the drapes, conversations with skulls, and deadly duels in iambic pentameter.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

"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

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

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

Drean picked up Ramos's crossfield kick in acres of space to score before Gailleton ghosted in for the final try.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

After that, there was no trace of Anna—she’d been ghosted.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

“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

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

“Thought you were ghosting for a second,” Arthur says.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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