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phantom

[fan-tuhm] / ˈfæn təm /


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Within days, Pirro’s office also moved to drop misdemeanor charges against three more people accused of the same phantom vandalism.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

My guilt remains, like pain in a phantom limb, but the sofa holds us all.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

He’s still waking up to phantom alarms and discovering items he hid in cabinets and other places.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

As hearing ability declines, communication between the ears and brain may also become distorted, contributing to the phantom sounds associated with tinnitus.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

Cora had heard Michael recite the Declaration of Independence back on the Randall plantation many times, his voice drifting through the village like an angry phantom.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

His hope is that we “preserve more lands for the unknown, for the phantoms, for the descendants” of the great native species.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

“Why do you keep coming?” he demanded of his phantoms.

From Seattle Times Apr. 4, 2024

The brain phantoms thus depict areas in the brain that generate particularly complex signals and are therefore difficult to analyse, such as intersecting nerve pathways.

From Science Daily Mar. 21, 2024

Simpson’s trial coincided with the internet becoming an established phenomenon, which would decisively upend the already shrinking world of hard Gutenberg print and lean into the ephemeral, quicksilver phantoms of a digital web.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 2024

For no apparent reason a cat’s fur may rise on its back as it peers into a dark closet, just as you or I may get goose bumps from phantoms we neither see nor hear.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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