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haunt

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






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His "if there isn't alignment here, we're dead in the water before we start" comment at the fans' Q&A last month could come back to haunt him and the club.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The hostilities haunt many Lebanese, who endured the country’s last chaotic civil war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

This failure will haunt Washington for decades, but the most immediate effects are felt among the Gulf Arabs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

It's one of the most famous photographs capturing the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster, but its success has come to haunt the man who took it.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Was the Grim going to haunt him until he actually died?

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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