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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

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

"A video that I posted a year ago has come back to haunt me, essentially," Chatfield said on Tuesday, shortly after it was confirmed that Holiday had returned home to Australia.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

It was a decision that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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