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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

With a cry of joy the young mouse started running forward, only to be restrained by the phantom figure of the first apparition.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

In the course of this, work was also carried out on brain phantoms as a use case together with the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Zurich.

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

Thus, phantoms are in season . . . although not all ghost stories are alike.

From Salon Feb. 10, 2023

Bennie yelled at the phantoms, stepping out into the center of the room with a plastic sheet wound up like a whip.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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