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poltergeists

noun

plural of poltergeist

as in spirits

the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people we thought a poltergeist was knocking dishes off the shelves, but it turned out to just be vibrations from passing trains

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Recent Examples of poltergeists There are newspaper clippings, from the 1950s through to the 2000s, concerning ghost sightings, or reports of poltergeists in market towns or children who appear to possess uncanny extrasensory powers. —

Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025

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Activist spirits might dismiss this emphasis on the purely sonic as a strategy of avoidance, although the likes of Feizabadi and Kourliandski can’t be accused of sitting idly by.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
There are flavored vodkas like strawberry and blueberry, agave spirits and gin.

— Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026