specter
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A specter is haunting Europe, and plenty of other places too.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Telecom stocks are tumbling on news that SpaceX is aiming to secure 80,000 cell sites across the US, raising the specter of fierce competition between the industry’s big three and Starlink Mobile.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
One issue could be the specter of interest-rate hikes, which affects technology companies across the board that have to borrow money.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
At a time of high infant mortality and short lifespans, the specter of early death hangs over them as friends and family members die with great and sudden frequency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
His face was haggard and pale, like he’d seen a specter.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
Sister’s transformation is an un-haunting—it comes when she dispels the specters of shame and fear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The mysteries around Annie’s murder and the frozen scientists link up so beautifully to the tensions within Ennis that the continued sprinkling of specters, flashbacks and various uncanny events has gotten distracting.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
The bus plowed through dust on the road winding through the Hanford Site, the horizon dotted with specters of reactors that had been dismantled or “cocooned.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
Depending on where the ride stops, you might have a decent view of the translucent green specters chasing each other around the dining room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
“Ghosts are the least of it, boy. Night-ghasts, specters, apparitions—all they can do is say boo and frighten you.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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