as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
they are so superstitious that they think they see hants everywhere
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His voice is the ghost in the machine, a strangely humane presence amid all the urban-industrial pastoral.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025 -
In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2025
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But Evan Mobley fills those margins with his apparitions of length.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Of the Marian apparitions the Church has confirmed, a remarkable number were received by children or adolescents.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Will the new pope revive a more conservative approach to the church or stay in the modern spirit of Francis? The coming days will tell.—
Greg Palkot,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Over time, this becomes a powerful language between you and your spirit.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Sony’s 360 Spatial Sound Mapping algorithm, which can create a phantom 5.1.4 system or higher from just four speakers, inspired vivid sonic immersion.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
2 Apr. 2025
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To combat such phantoms, Georgian Dream has passed new legislation that criminalizes assembly and protest.—
Anastasiya Zavyalova,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Hant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hant. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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