haunt

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Motsinger, now 84, used to work as a waitress at a restaurant called the Trident in Sausalito, near San Francisco, that was a haunt for celebrities, including Cosby.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The vibe has shifted, but will the monster come back to haunt us like Freddy Krueger?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

These comments will probably come back to haunt her in the election campaign.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Garbage-choked streets, overloaded landfills and the fear of trash avalanches haunt greater Jakarta, as the world's most populous metropolis grapples with a waste crisis.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

For some reason the room did not haunt him the way it haunted Shoba.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri