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feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Between any big spikes in enthusiasm for neural networks and the like, there’s the specter of an AI winter.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
With glowing eyes, a chilling Vincent Price-style voice (delivering deliciously cheesy dialogue), and four points of ghostly animatronic movement, this bony specter is every bit the haunted showstopper.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
In the footage, Geralt approaches the domain of a wraith and battles the skeletal specter, culminating in a heart-ripping moment.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The specter of McTavish’s potential absence looms as Joel Quenneville returns to the NHL head coaching fraternity.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
With glowing eyes, a chilling Vincent Price-style voice (delivering deliciously cheesy dialogue), and four points of ghostly animatronic movement, this bony specter is every bit the haunted showstopper.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
In the footage, Geralt approaches the domain of a wraith and battles the skeletal specter, culminating in a heart-ripping moment.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The specter of McTavish’s potential absence looms as Joel Quenneville returns to the NHL head coaching fraternity.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specter. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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