variants
or spectre
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feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Its specter can, overnight, reframe a conflict that already has cost 60,000 lives, and fueled tense global debates on morality, antisemitism, the laws of war.
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Karl Vick, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Yet, this transition is fraught with risks: misconfigurations, compliance gaps and the constant specter of data breaches.
—Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
How can a city council plan for a new library, park, or community center when the specter of variable-rate debt hangs over their heads?
—Joe Stapleton, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
The specter of other romantics (like Ed Sheeran) who got to the idea first is often palpable.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 July 2025
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Karl Vick, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Yet, this transition is fraught with risks: misconfigurations, compliance gaps and the constant specter of data breaches.
—Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
How can a city council plan for a new library, park, or community center when the specter of variable-rate debt hangs over their heads?
—Joe Stapleton, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
The specter of other romantics (like Ed Sheeran) who got to the idea first is often palpable.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 July 2025
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 Aug. 2025.
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