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feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Social psychology experiments show that people often cope with the specter of death by attaching themselves to cultural ideologies, such as religious, political, or even sports fandom.
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Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Zoom out: Republicans have been raising the specter of a wide-ranging effort to challenge the election result if Trump loses.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
On balance, City of Troy has a lot to get over in executing that innate command on dirt, but his obstacle is less daunting than the specters that, some close observers still maintain, haunt Fierceness.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Georgian Dream has used the specter of being dragged into the Ukraine war to controversial effect in its campaign material.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Zoom out: Republicans have been raising the specter of a wide-ranging effort to challenge the election result if Trump loses.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
On balance, City of Troy has a lot to get over in executing that innate command on dirt, but his obstacle is less daunting than the specters that, some close observers still maintain, haunt Fierceness.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Georgian Dream has used the specter of being dragged into the Ukraine war to controversial effect in its campaign material.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specter. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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