haunted

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The small Caucasus country is still haunted by Azerbaijan's 2023 military takeover of Karabakh, which ended decades of territorial conflict and prompted the exodus of the enclave's 100,000-strong ethnic Armenian population.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Most Ebola outbreaks tend to be small, but specialists are haunted by the 2014-16 outbreak.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The Fed’s federalist structure, with a dozen regional central banks, resolved a conundrum that had haunted America since its founding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

If any place should be haunted, it is the Brontë parsonage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

That look had frightened her as a little girl, haunted her, and she’d never wanted to see it again.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray