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specter
[ spek-ter ]
noun
- a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
Synonyms:
- some object or source of terror or dread:
the specter of disease or famine.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
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“The Righteous Gemstones†actor was a guest on the “In Depth With Graham Bensinger†podcast this week when he invoked the specter of stiff person syndrome.
Support for the reform has only grown in recent months as Mexico has fended off insults, threats of tariffs and even the specter of U.S. military intervention from President Trump.
In the latter, he appeared as the Fat Friar, one of the specters who haunt the halls of Hogwarts.
Yet xenophobes continued to use the specter of other languages crowding out English to urge immigration clampdowns.
After raising the specter of a major surge from a partial power shutdown, the 2022 study outlined “potential wildfire mitigation solutions†for a crucial segment of transmission line.
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