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haunt

[hawnt, hahnt, hant] / hɔnt, hɑnt, hænt /






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This failure will haunt Washington for decades, but the most immediate effects are felt among the Gulf Arabs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

That’s the song that flooded my house when my children were teenagers, and it will likely haunt them all their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"A video that I posted a year ago has come back to haunt me, essentially," Chatfield said on Tuesday, shortly after it was confirmed that Holiday had returned home to Australia.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

It's one of the most famous photographs capturing the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster, but its success has come to haunt the man who took it.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“A more common variety—they haunt the Malaysian Peninsula,” Maddox said.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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