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phantom

[fan-tuhm] / ˈfæn təm /


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This so-called phantom tax can quickly add up, especially when inflation is high.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 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

Likewise, viewers will not be startled when Marina eventually discovers painful secrets about her mom and dad that cause her to reconsider those phantom figures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Fraudsters are exploiting interest in the 2026 World Cup with a barrage of scams, as authorities and researchers caution against fake websites impersonating FIFA's official online presence to sell phantom tickets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

It’s weak because there is a phantom subject, standing in for the real one.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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

Hazel wanted to tell her no, to tell her to stop wondering at phantoms, because she was freezing to death and maybe starving, and they needed to find someone who could help her.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu


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