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haunt

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






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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"This is the bit that will haunt me forever," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

And his two walks with less than two out in the seventh came back to haunt him, as both baserunners scored on Arenado’s double off the wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

That’s the song that flooded my house when my children were teenagers, and it will likely haunt them all their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Buried underground or burned into ash, they couldn’t do anything but haunt the memories of the people who had loved them.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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