specter
Example Sentences
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The alarm was immediate, with lawmakers and pundits invoking the specter of a graying, shrinking America unable to fund its elders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The massive run-up also has raised the specter of a summertime pullback, given thinner trading volumes and a lack of corporate headlines expected over June and July.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
He was a regular on “Midday Live With Bill Boggs” and something of a specter for me.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
That should help the economy grow, even as the AI boom raises the specter of more white-collar job losses.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
From where I sit on the field, he’s a bizarre specter, so frail and ashen.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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