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While her home was renovated after Storm Babet, other properties have remained empty, leaving the area like a "ghost town".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Ever since Iraq invaded Kuwait, curious motorists passing through the Mojave Desert have stopped to ask the way to Bagdad, the California ghost town named in the 1800s for the Middle Eastern capital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Disease plagued Japan’s stalled masses, and “death was like a ghost following” the 11th army.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Obama, of course, isn’t a ghost, and he has been talking up some of the same candidates others are likening to him.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Though he flickered still in the light, he did flicker less than a ghost ought.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

Although ghosts of a sort do eventually appear, they are in human skins and human-scaled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

De Zerbi must banish the ghosts of two seasons littered with losses.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

She was searching him, looking for a reason to agree with the ghosts, a reason not to trust him.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Meanwhile, 52% of Gen Z daters have ghosted, blocked or unfollowed someone at least once to avoid paying them back after a date.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

When Amie tried to contact the "broker" after realising she had been scammed, she said he "ghosted" her.

From BBC ● May 19, 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

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

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

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

The smile that had been ghosting across Miss Anderson’s face while Miss Preston admonished me drops off real quick, and Miss Anderson’s usual sourpuss face reappears.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland