phantom
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The "phantom incinerators" scandal being the most blatant, critics say.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
A WSJ investigation found that predatory providers are billing for phantom services, padding their hours and charging steep fees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
He exhaled with a shudder, his arms giving up on the sweet, lost phantom of Sarai.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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
When Kinsel recently began seeing visions of his late horse Yoyo running toward him, a medicine man held a ceremony to dispel the phantoms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
With a shrug of his shoulders, as if to shake off the shadow and dismiss the phantoms, he began slowly to descend.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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