feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Officials have raised the specter of TikTok sharing user data with the Chinese government, which the company denies.—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025 Still, Gaines, as well as conservative lawmakers and other anti-trans activists, has used the specter of Thomas and transgender athletes to pursue a nationwide movement to ban them from competing in women’s sports.—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 4 July 2025 Any final decision to close the waterway rests with the country's national security council, and its possibility has raised the specter of higher energy prices and aggravated geopolitical tensions, with Washington calling upon Beijing to prevent the strait's closure.—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 June 2025 The specter of capture and possible execution spurred them to another maritime feat, this time fleeing instead of chasing Union ships on a 17,000-mile, nonstop sail to Liverpool, England.—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for specter
Word History
Etymology
French spectre, from Latin spectrum appearance, specter, from specere to look, look at — more at spy
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