haunt
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Squandering slumping Shohei Ohtani’s single — a Sho-poke to left-center field that was just his third hit in these playoffs — is going to haunt them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The charges, thrown out on procedural grounds, have continued to haunt him.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Yankees were clinging to a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning when Boston’s rookie manager, Chad Tracy, made a choice that will haunt New England all winter long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Soho House is a popular haunt for A-list celebrities.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“I wanted to pretend nothing had happened, and I didn’t want to believe what I’d done could haunt the business or our reputation.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Meanwhile, Doug has made a confession that haunts the men as they follow a pregnant bison onto an unstable glacier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Slade star Dave Hill is set to release his debut solo album, paying homage to some of his old haunts in Wolverhampton.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The absence of his wife, Cora, haunts him so thoroughly he wonders if she might yet be alive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
The bad credit from her previous life still haunts her.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Ghosts have been wafting around the city’s theaters in unusual numbers, turning them into a sprawling version of Disney’s haunted mansion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
She added: "Truth they have lived with, which in some cases has haunted them for years."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The family patriarch's "mental acuity is definitely in doubt now," Brosnan said, "and he's haunted by the blood on his hands."
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
The holding area begins crawling with costumed characters as clowns, bloody chefs and haunted little girls await their turn in the makeup chair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
It was oval shaped, like something you would find covered by a white sheet in an old haunted house.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
Their faces are vivid, and haunting, whether bearing signs of greying hair and wrinkles, or the long eyelashes and chubby cheeks of a child.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Located in the Weddell Sea, east of the Antarctic Peninsula, Vega Island has a particularly haunting appearance when viewed from above.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Scott said he was unsure Saskia would survive and described it as the "most haunting" experience of his life.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
A specter is haunting Europe, and plenty of other places too.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Are my swan bumps caused by nervousness, the chilly Berkshire air in the Ted Shawn Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow, or haunting memories?
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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