ghost
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Shoppers in Somerset and Bristol reported supermarket fridges switched off and empty, while engineers in Wiltshire reported record call-outs to home fridges that have "given up the ghost".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The ghost of Vice still lingers in today’s media ecosystem in what he called our “era of cartel journalism:” creators navigating a world of blurred incentives and corporate interests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Scientists describe the Mediterranean population as a "ghost" population because encounters are so infrequent.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Local attractions—in addition to the architecture—include the surrounding vineyards, trolley rides through the city center, ghost tours, and the annual Danish heritage festival.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Phantom of the Sea.A phantom is a ghost, you know.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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"The city is just this minefield of ghosts," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
I sit with a small plate of snappy chorizo and olives, a vermút in hand, and let the ghosts argue around me.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
The American vision tended to be forward-looking; the Gothic novel, however, was a form disturbed by ghosts from the past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
When I ask if she’d ever made contact with any ghosts, Grohl nods emphatically before describing a trip to a hunting estate near the Scottish Highlands.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
But he was also a professional in the business of occasionally belligerent ghosts, and it would take much more than this to rattle him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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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
In her first significant film role, Laruelle sharply conveys Perla’s fragile mental state as she gradually accepts that her boyfriend has ghosted her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
A wan reflection of myself, white wings, brown ponytail and all, ghosted over the landscape.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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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 social fallout can be tough, with the heaviest bettors sometimes ghosting friends entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 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
“For not telling everyone my secret. For ghosting her. And because she wanted the attention for being on Scrollr.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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