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A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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Bits were acute — the repeat of the first-movement exposition returned to the material with a ghostlier sheen — but full movements lacked through-lines of energy, focus and poignancy; the climaxes didn’t feel earned.
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Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Highway 101, located along Oregon’s Pacific Coast, holds a popular tale of a ghostly woman who vanished while driving near Cannon Beach many years ago.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Through the years people have reported seeing a ghostly figure of a tall, slender man throughout the house, believed to be Pasco, along with several children, Baker said.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
Many of the ghostly tales stem from claims of tragic deaths like drownings, hangings, murders and freak accidents.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Highway 101, located along Oregon’s Pacific Coast, holds a popular tale of a ghostly woman who vanished while driving near Cannon Beach many years ago.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Through the years people have reported seeing a ghostly figure of a tall, slender man throughout the house, believed to be Pasco, along with several children, Baker said.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
Many of the ghostly tales stem from claims of tragic deaths like drownings, hangings, murders and freak accidents.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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ghostly
adjective
ghost·ly
ˈgōst-lē 
ghostlier; ghostliest
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a ghost
ghostliness
noun
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