ghosts

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References to past selves and ghosts are a thread in many of her novels.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Despite the ghosts from 2022, when the ECB was criticised for moving to slowly to raise rates as inflation surged, policymakers have signalled they are not in a hurry.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

“Dog Day Afternoon” makes for a largely diverting evening, but like many if not most stage versions of beloved films it never entirely succeeds at laying to rest the ghosts of its cinematic past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But I’ve tackled enough of it to inform you that, sadly, ignoring Charles Schwab or J. P. Morgan Chase will not make the ghosts of these greedy American business magnates go away.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

He had successfully sent a few ghosts to Olam Ha-Ba, the World to Come.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny