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Around 19% of jobs advertised on digital job boards in the second quarter were ghost jobs, according to Greenhouse, a hiring platform that examined its clients’ job postings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"It's a ghost town," says Tiffany, a mother of one, who we meet at a local parent and toddler group.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Poltergeist” was, notably, a summertime Amblin release that similarly riffed on classic creature scares — updating dusty, old ghost tropes with new ideas — much like Mitchell does with his dino-time-travel extravaganza.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I call that ghost approval. Technically, you approved it,” Herres said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

There was no grabbing hold of a ghost.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Although ghosts of a sort do eventually appear, they are in human skins and human-scaled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The Frenchman ghosts into dangerous advanced positions and carries open-play goal and assist threat as well as being good for defensive contributions and bonus points.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The adults as much as the teenagers find themselves beset by doubts about their futures, haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, or agonizing over the thorny matter of God’s presence or absence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"Criminals are like ghosts," he said, in a low voice.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Jonah remembered that lists and ghosts and the FBI weren’t all they had to worry about.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

"You're either getting ghosted or it's just like 'oh, sorry we've got a better candidate'," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

“The other was for a retail position at a local Kohl’s, which ghosted me.”

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Drean picked up Ramos's crossfield kick in acres of space to score before Gailleton ghosted in for the final try.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

In her first significant film role, Laruelle sharply conveys Perla’s fragile mental state as she gradually accepts that her boyfriend has ghosted her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026

Each time the blades rose from it, the boat ghosted forward without check or hesitation.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

The primary driver of the narrative is an unnamed writer who has approached a famous actor — the M of the title — with the proposition of ghosting her autobiography.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

“The ghosting thing is a very real problem,” he said — adding that hasn’t seen any evidence that a cover letter improves the chances of a response for GigHQ users.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

And her own experience of ghosting in real life is shocking.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

But in 2026, not a single Hollywood blockbuster is programmed there, raising questions about why US studios are ghosting the event.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

The smile that had been ghosting across Miss Anderson’s face while Miss Preston admonished me drops off real quick, and Miss Anderson’s usual sourpuss face reappears.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland