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or spectre
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feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Joe Carollo spent decades earning his reputation as a political brawler, clashing with Miami bureaucrats and raising the specter of leftist politics and communist ties to get his way.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev raised the specter of a World War III on Tuesday as the rhetoric between the White House and the Kremlin over the war in Ukraine ramped up.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 28 May 2025
Vogue recently spoke to Walker about letting Tom Wolfe guide her expectations of present-day digital media, her favorite blog she’s ever written, the ghostly specter of the girlboss, and attempting to resist universalizing in her writing.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 May 2025
But the specter of A.I. misuse, and the imperfect systems used to root it out, may also be affecting students who are following the rules.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev raised the specter of a World War III on Tuesday as the rhetoric between the White House and the Kremlin over the war in Ukraine ramped up.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 28 May 2025
Vogue recently spoke to Walker about letting Tom Wolfe guide her expectations of present-day digital media, her favorite blog she’s ever written, the ghostly specter of the girlboss, and attempting to resist universalizing in her writing.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 May 2025
But the specter of A.I. misuse, and the imperfect systems used to root it out, may also be affecting students who are following the rules.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 17 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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