the specter of (something)

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: a notion or fear of something bad that might happen in the future

a nation alarmed/haunted by the specter of famine/war

News of the disease raised the specter of a possible plague.

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That’s worth digging into without the specter of every underwhelming special occasion hanging over the conversation. —

R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 And through it all, the specter of Lewis’ bloody face hangs over her, a grisly harbinger of doom amid the endless meet-and-greets and dress rehearsals. —

Abby Monteil, Them, 23 Oct. 2024 Combs is facing several other lawsuits already underway and the specter of many more allegedly due to be filed. —

Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024 And while the specter of Mach’s Haitian ancestry is never far from reach, Pray for Haiti also plays like his witty facsimile of a rap star. —

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