constant spectre
Frequency: 6.04.1 per million words
Describes a threat that is always present.
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Examples (10)
- The constant spectre of unemployment worried many families.
- For years, the constant spectre of war hung over the region.
- She lived with the constant spectre of her past mistakes.
- The company faced the constant spectre of bankruptcy.
- Despite their efforts, the constant spectre of famine remained.
- He couldn't escape the constant spectre of failure in his mind.
- The environmental debate is shadowed by the constant spectre of climate change.
- A constant spectre of political instability plagued the nascent democracy.
- Even after recovery, the constant spectre of relapse lingered.
- Businesses operate under the constant spectre of economic downturns.