ghost
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Short sentences matter-of-factly describe objects in each room—a chair, a table, a lamp—but when the ghost from the cover reappears, its presence goes unremarked upon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
Part of what makes Forest City "special", according to Kevin, Wojcik and others, is the very thing that has gained it so much notoriety: its reputation as a semi-abandoned "ghost city".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
I have seen it myself: their hazy ghost bodies slithering into the glowing blue, eager to coil up and rest, untouched and unbothered for eternity.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Songs float in and out like ghosts from a machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I was like, ‘Hey, you’ve got ghosts on this show, you know?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Hamilton was clearly not willing to dig up the ghosts of a race that still haunts him, but said: "Yeah, same as George said. Not really much more to add."
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 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
Abuela replies, “Maybe Lorca’s ghost has met the ghosts of my ancestors.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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It was a bit of a buzzkill, so I just gave up on him — and ghosted him.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
After applying for 400 jobs and getting just three interviews, a graduate described how she has been "ghosted" by countless employers.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 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
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
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“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
And her own experience of ghosting in real life is shocking.
From BBC ● May 21, 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
“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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