haunting

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Just adjacent to the facility, still in operation today, is a haunting reminder of the past: the graves of more than 200 children who died in state custody.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

A concern haunting investors is that Apple appears to be easing into generative AI while rivals Google, Microsoft and OpenAI race ahead.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

It’s frank, intimate, poetic in its elisions and profoundly haunting in its effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

But Ducournau adds a haunting new touch, depicting the infected as developing a silvery rash across their skin before eventually morphing into porcelain-like statues as they die.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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