specter
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The massive run-up also has raised the specter of a summertime pullback, given thinner trading volumes and a lack of corporate headlines expected over June and July.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
While the specter of la migra continues to haunt the city, far more crushing are problems that affect everyone — affordability, housing, traffic, pollution.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
That should help the economy grow, even as the AI boom raises the specter of more white-collar job losses.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
In the early 1790s the Whiskey Rebellion against federal taxation raised the specter of national disintegration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Now, she is a specter in running clothes.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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