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apparition

[ap-uh-rish-uhn] / ˌæp əˈrɪʃ ən /


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"I was an apparition for most of my youth," she sings on Now, the autobiographical opening track of her 2023 album Good Thing We Stayed.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

What’s left is a shared ghost, an apparition that connects the two women.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

“She is Our Lady of Guadalupe,” he tells me, a Marian apparition venerated as a national icon in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

One of the finest stories here, “Late,” involves another apparition.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2025

The man in the grey suit halts, though he could easily continue on through his colleague’s apparition unimpeded.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

A discussion on the apparitions in “Macbeth” during sophomore year stands out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

"A lot of the time we're just scared of these apparitions that we've created and these narratives that we've foisted upon other people."

From Salon Aug. 21, 2024

Given that apparitions or other sightings are private experiences for individuals, the church does not require the faithful to accept the authenticity of such events.

From New York Times May 17, 2024

There has been no shortage of controversy surrounding reported apparitions or other supernatural phenomena.

From Seattle Times May 16, 2024

“Phantasms specters ghouls visitants post-terrestrials apparitions, Lidewij. How can someone pursuing a postgraduate degree in American literature display such abominable English-language skills?”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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