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spooky

[spoo-kee] / ˈspu ki /


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Phoebe Bridgers finally announced her upcoming phone-free arena tour, and it includes two spooky nights in the Los Angeles area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But I am hearing from people who live in less resourced parts of the country, smaller states with smaller governments, like Vermont, who are saying this is spooky.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

Fittingly, Rhys is currently portraying the mayor of a small island town where spooky, supernatural things keep happening on Apple TV’s comedy-horror series “Widow’s Bay.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Also read: The financial sector is sending some spooky technical signals about the stock market.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

I wanted to be a baby, but instead, I was an adult who talked like one, a spooky man-child demanding more than his fair share of attention.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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