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feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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The ongoing near-zero consumer inflation indicates that China continues to struggle with weak domestic demand that has raised the specter of deflation.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
There is also the specter, more grounded in reality, of China and its ally Russia moving to secure control over Arctic Sea routes and precious minerals.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
With the speakership vote scheduled for Jan. 3 and Trump about to take office, the tiny Republican majority in the House is raising the specter of a factional fight among Republicans like the one that led to Kevin McCarthy's removal as speaker last year.
—María Paula Mijares Torres Bloomberg News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
But even the events within the city of Los Angeles are spread out, with the specter of clogged downtown streets.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
There is also the specter, more grounded in reality, of China and its ally Russia moving to secure control over Arctic Sea routes and precious minerals.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
With the speakership vote scheduled for Jan. 3 and Trump about to take office, the tiny Republican majority in the House is raising the specter of a factional fight among Republicans like the one that led to Kevin McCarthy's removal as speaker last year.
—María Paula Mijares Torres Bloomberg News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
But even the events within the city of Los Angeles are spread out, with the specter of clogged downtown streets.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specter. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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