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feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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One pilot was rescued but at least one pilot was reportedly missing, raising the specter of Iran potentially capturing the pilot.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The inevitable result of this isolation is tension, frustration, and despair, heightened by the specter of the murders of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi at the hands of COs.
—Steve Zeidman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Crude prices are at multi-year highs, and threaten to surge further, raising the specter of a global recession; natural gas supplies are also at risk, with attacks on LNG infrastructure in Qatar, a major producer.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The Clippers needed to create some long-term sustainability, particularly with the specter of the Aspiration investigation looming.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The inevitable result of this isolation is tension, frustration, and despair, heightened by the specter of the murders of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi at the hands of COs.
—Steve Zeidman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Crude prices are at multi-year highs, and threaten to surge further, raising the specter of a global recession; natural gas supplies are also at risk, with attacks on LNG infrastructure in Qatar, a major producer.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The Clippers needed to create some long-term sustainability, particularly with the specter of the Aspiration investigation looming.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for specter
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specter. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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