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haunt

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






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Joseph’s tenacity could come back to haunt his company, which clashed with California regulators over how it handled claims and other issues.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Spencer speculated that maybe their "friendship has not survived this case" and said "I have little doubt that it will haunt you for the rest of your days".

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Although he understood Opel's need to remain competitive globally, he worried that a strategy of cutting German engineering expertise could eventually "come back to haunt them in the long run".

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The newfound fortunes can haunt those who left SK Hynix and Samsung just before the memory-chip gold rush.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

He went to the favorite haunt of Proteus, the island of Pharos, or some say Carpathos.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Writers who remained employed on this hollowed-out web were increasingly left wondering where all their favorite haunts had gone.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Many of the city's old storied haunts are closed.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Hamilton was clearly not willing to dig up the ghosts of a race that still haunts him, but said: "Yeah, same as George said. Not really much more to add."

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

That cruel realization haunts the cash-strapped protagonist of English filmmaker Mark Jenkin’s transfixing, increasingly despairing “Rose of Nevada.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

“Buddies, and new guys whose names I never got to know,” he said, “which haunts one for a lifetime, a lurking shadow.”

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Starring Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea and Maisie Richardson-Sellers, it follows the story of a young woman who can bring spirits into the mortal world but is herself haunted.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

‘The Whisper Man’ is a jump-scare thriller haunted by many things, including the ineffable ties between parent and child.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

CHICAGO—At the conclusion of yet another dismal season for the Chicago White Sox last fall, the number 70.9 haunted Chris Getz’s nightmares.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

“I soon learned that the previous bidder had been told by her psychic that the house was haunted and had just withdrawn from escrow,” he revealed.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

In talking to Aunt Rose’s husband, Ophie was reminded that it wasn’t places that ghosts haunted, but people.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

I can vividly recall the haunting aftertaste, the glorious specificity of the experience.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Here is a writer and director with not just plenty on his mind, but the preternatural proficiency to execute those ideas in haunting, humorous and really quite moving ways.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

Best known for her powerful, haunting love song "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Tyler died in hospital in Portugal last month.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

During the case, haunting dashcam footage from the police patrol car was played showing the moment PC Harper confronted teenagers Henry Long, Bowers and Cole down a dark country lane.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

They all remained silent for a few seconds, the sounds of students running and shouting outside the office haunting them.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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