haunted

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Big equipment manufacturers such as GE Vernova and Siemens Energy have been cautious about their expansion plans, still haunted by memories of a painful power-equipment boom-and-bust cycle in the early 2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

They commit full-throatedly to playing out Misraje’s vision of a Hollywood haunted by the dreamers it’s wronged and the secrets it’s plastered over.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Gates has said he travelled with Epstein on a private jet - one of those facts that have haunted many who have been tarnished by Epstein.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But Google Maps, itself seemingly haunted, insisted that the boxy plant off Highway 17 was Griffin’s.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

I daresay it is only a rat scrambling along the rafters of the adjoining schoolroom: it was a barn before I had it repaired and altered, and barns are generally haunted by rats.—To proceed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë