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haunting

[hawn-ting, hahn-] / ˈhɔn tɪŋ, ˈhɑn- /


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Caroline Shaw composed the haunting original music that subtly becomes part of the dramatic weather.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite some progress, homelessness is still a public catastrophe, and gravely ill people are a haunting representation of policy failures.

From Los Angeles Times

Every one of his lines has become iconic, but Duvall’s final moment in the film might be his most darkly funny and haunting: “Some day this war’s going to end,” he cryptically says.

From Los Angeles Times

A specter is haunting the U.S. equity market, as seemingly every day a new AI feature sparks investor panic about fresh sectors that are ripe for disruption.

From MarketWatch

We meet them before we meet Sally and Theo, and whether they are figments or not, they are unmistakably haunting the new occupant who’s writing about them.

From Los Angeles Times