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variants
or spectre
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Examples of specter in a Sentence
feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Watson was arrested in April in the island getaway under the territory's firearms law raised the specter of a possible 12-year prison sentence.
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Juliette Arcodia, NBC News, 22 June 2024
Loading your audio article Led by a hiring surge in the South Bay, the Bay Area powered to big job gains in May, banishing — at least for now — the ominous specter of a weak labor market and job losses that haunted the region earlier this year.
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Its invasion of Ukraine has confounded policymakers in the West and raised the specter of an increasingly dangerous, conflict-prone world.
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Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
But if the broader adventure tourism industry offers any guidance, the specter of death will only fuel demand.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 18 June 2024
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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