raise spectre

Frequency: 6.97.5 per million words

To bring up the idea of a potential threat, making people aware of it.

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Examples (10)

  • Wall Street's collapse raised spectres of the 1987 stock-market crash.
  • His comments only served to raise the spectre of further economic instability.
  • The recent surge in infections raises the spectre of another lockdown.
  • Critics argue that the new policy could raise the spectre of censorship.
  • The documentary aimed to raise the spectre of environmental catastrophe.
  • By ignoring the warnings, they are effectively raising the spectre of a major crisis.
  • The possibility of a trade war has begun to raise its ugly spectre once again.
  • Some analysts raise the spectre of hyperinflation in the coming years.
  • Fear-mongering tactics often raise the spectre of non-existent threats.
  • The company's declining sales began to raise the spectre of bankruptcy.