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haunted

[hawn-tid, hahn-] / ˈhɔn tɪd, ˈhɑn- /
ADJECTIVE
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Ms. Jeon, by contrast, has a haunted, hunted and withdrawn presence—moving among her family and friends as if her mind and spirit are continually elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

You leave haunted by the characters’ bad choices.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Global fund managers are being haunted by a new worry — the possibility that bond yields could shoot higher in a “disorderly” manner, stoking volatility that potentially spills over into stocks and the broader economy.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

He is still haunted by cases where sellers could not be located, or the team arrived too late, finding the creatures either dead or so sickly they died soon after rescue.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

I'm not sure what haunted means, but I don't ask, because I'm sure it's nothing good from the way she says it.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman




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