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haunt

[hawnt, hahnt, hant] / hɔnt, hɑnt, hænt /






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The summer of 1886 found the artist in Honfleur, whose historic character and cobbled streets had long made it a haunt for painters, including the Impressionists, and tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

After that, Arsenal's game of percentages came back to haunt them.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

These comments will probably come back to haunt her in the election campaign.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Others are creating histories that will come to haunt them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

My mom has always told me that the past always comes back to haunt you.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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