specter
Example Sentences
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Americans don’t appear to be holding back because of the specter of AI displacing white-collar jobs, American Express CEO Stephen Squeri said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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
Software revenue growth has declined since 2021, even before the specter of AI disruption first appeared.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
That’s when the specter of penalty shootouts past returned to haunt the Azzurri all at once.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Ammu looked at herself in the long mirror on the bathroom door and the specter of her future appeared in it to mock her.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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