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feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Nevertheless, gun-rights proponents have a responsibility to raise the specter, regardless of its likelihood.
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The blackout shook health researchers and providers and raised the specter of the Trump administration limiting what public health information Americans can see.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
The conflict now threatens to spiral, raising the specter of a replay of the two Congo wars — between 1996 and 1997, and 1998 and the early 2000s — which various researchers estimate led to 3 million to over 5 million deaths.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
Renewable energy critics still raise the specter of Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturer that filed for bankruptcy in 2011 after receiving a $535-million federal loan.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The blackout shook health researchers and providers and raised the specter of the Trump administration limiting what public health information Americans can see.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
The conflict now threatens to spiral, raising the specter of a replay of the two Congo wars — between 1996 and 1997, and 1998 and the early 2000s — which various researchers estimate led to 3 million to over 5 million deaths.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
Renewable energy critics still raise the specter of Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturer that filed for bankruptcy in 2011 after receiving a $535-million federal loan.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specter. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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