apparitions

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Boone is responsible for tremendous environmental harm but remains unrepentant, even as other apparitions materialize seeking to shame him into confessing his sins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 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

That has been the case for the purported apparitions of Mary that turned Fatima, Portugal and Lourdes, France into enormously popular pilgrimage destinations.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

She left everything in the hands of Nana and the other servants, and immersed herself in the world of apparitions and psychic experiments.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende