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Examples of specter in a Sentence
feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Campos raised the specter of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where protesters in the streets were met with police violence, and divisions erupted inside the venue.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Taiwan’s relations with China have become more pressing as the People’s Liberation Army has stepped up military activity near the island, raising the specter of a conflict.
—Cindy Wang / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 May 2024
The combination of weak growth and rising prices is raising the specter of stagflation.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 16 May 2024
Already, there’s simmering debate over a growing body of research, plus clashing of interests and the same specter of controversy that’s followed the report since Nestle’s time.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 May 2024
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specter. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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