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also bogie
or bogy
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as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
math and math tests have long been bogeys for many students
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as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
the child believed bogeys lived in the closet
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Korda, the defending Olympic champion, was having a brilliant second round yesterday, before a quadruple bogey at the 16th hole, followed by a bogey at the 17th, derailed her run.
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NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Rose, 6-under at the turn, stumbled with a bogey at the 12th hole and despite two birdies on his final three holes could never rein in the leader.
—Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2024
With one final bogey for a 3-over 73, Woods finishes out of the top 100 for the first time ever in a major.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
Morikawa had two birdies and shot one bogey on the firsst day of competition.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
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NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Rose, 6-under at the turn, stumbled with a bogey at the 12th hole and despite two birdies on his final three holes could never rein in the leader.
—Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2024
With one final bogey for a 3-over 73, Woods finishes out of the top 100 for the first time ever in a major.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
Morikawa had two birdies and shot one bogey on the firsst day of competition.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
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How Does Changing the Clocks Impact Your Health? Fatemeh Farahan, a licensed psychotherapist with 30 years' of experience, explained why people feel a sense of dread around this time of year.Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Instead of bringing us together, however, our shared sense of dread has only divided us further.David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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There's nothing in the footage about that questionable ghost, though!Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Book three in the series finds our heroes, JP and PJ, working on a house that, legend has it, is haunted by the ghost of a beautiful heiress who fell from the third-floor balcony on Halloween night 25 years ago.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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However, the big issue is that Zelda, for all her echo conjuring, can’t really defend herself against enemies on her own.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Author and Middle East expert Rebekah Koffler lays out how Israeli spy services exploit human psychology and their enemies' reliance on technology to protect the Jewish State.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
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The famed French eatery, a one-time haunt of everyone from Grace Kelly and Jackie O to Truman Capote and Orson Welles, has now changed hands and reintroduced itself this summer under proprietors and Chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson of Frenchette and Le Rock.Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
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Freaky thrillers and survival chillers, period haunts and culinary treats, plus a treasure trove of gore and dismemberment.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Bridging Tradition and Modernity Diwali commemorates Lord Rama’s return to Ayodhya after conquering the demon king Ravana—a story steeped in Diwali history that celebrates triumph over adversity.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Though many view evil as an abstract concept that simply exists within people, there are others in the series who can literally see evil —brought to life and portrayed in some of the most ambitious demon effects work ever put on the small screen.Trent Moore, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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Carbon Dioxide is often vilified as a bugaboo greenhouse gas.Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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In this innovative and original home, the most surprising room of all may be on the top floor, a studio/guest room/sauna where that old bugaboo of knotty pine is raised to new heights of chic, giving it the feel and fragrance of a Swiss ski chalet.Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2024
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That’s a flattering message, and not exactly subtle in its appeal to our better angels.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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Sienna has been chosen as a warrior of light, with literal angel wings.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Lee’s storied career in political activism is defined by her working-class background—a former single mother on public assistance with a keen understanding of the issues that plague working-class Black communities, from housing to healthcare.Shamira Ibrahim, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Duccio had died years earlier, and Martini died just before the disease hit; both of the Lorenzetti brothers perished in the plague.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogey. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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