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haunt

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






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His "if there isn't alignment here, we're dead in the water before we start" comment at the fans' Q&A last month could come back to haunt him and the club.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

In April, he was staying at the posh Cayena Hotel in east Caracas, a popular haunt for bankers, diplomats and oilmen, as he met with Venezuelan government officials and Rodríguez.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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

The question even Mr. Dannenberg can’t answer: Will your son haunt my dreams for the rest of my life?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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