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poltergeist

[pohl-ter-gahyst] / ˈpoʊl tərˌgaɪst /


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Diego Argoti blurs all kinds of borders — with his manic, wild cooking at Poltergeist inside Button Mash arcade in Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Robins started out as a writer, but his career took off after he created BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist, telling a real-life ghost story by combining drama and documentary.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

Though Poltergeist and Phobetor were the first confirmed exoplanets in history, an absolutely humongous gas giant nicknamed Tadmor was spotted in 1988 by scientists based in British Columbia.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2022

You've got some films that are beloved part of cult slasher and thriller franchises, like "Cult of Chucky" "Paranormal Activity," "Poltergeist" and "Sinister."

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2020

Then there was another loud bang, and Peeves the Poltergeist appeared in midair above the wrestling elves.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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