spectral
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But poets in Europe could sense Homer’s spectral presence even when they had no direct access to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But once she’s confronted by spectral figures in her nightmares, she starts to wonder if something supernatural is going on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The telescope "detected spectral lines," the observatory said, what it called "chemical fingerprints" of "sodium and lithium gas in the impact plume lasting for 5-10 minutes after impact."
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Their spectral analysis also suggested that these 5,000-year cycles could trigger even faster climate oscillations lasting between 1,800 and 4,000 years through nonlinear climate interactions.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
Eurymachus lifted his tattered shirt, revealing an inch-wide hole in the middle of his spectral chest.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe
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