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spooky

[spoo-kee] / ˈspu ki /


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Where dinosaur tracks coexist beside spooky rows of barracks left from a 16th-century monastery, there’s a spectacular view of coastline all the way back to the white spires of Lisbon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

And while the stories of Poe lend themselves to the Halloween season, spooky events increasingly occur year round.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It is a spooky reminder to keep a lid on your spending.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

James said living in the East Nuek of Fife had also influenced the game's premise of a "spooky mystery happening in this small sedate seaside town".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Attuned to each other to an almost spooky degree, they achieved things that others considered impossible.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield