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- noun   Plural form of poltergeist .
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Examples
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								We have it on good authority that some victims lingering on the spot could be classified as poltergeists. Revealers Amanda Marrone 2008 
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								I do still think our house is haunted: but, by the ghost of James Thurber; not poltergeists. Elizabeth Boleman-Herring: The Squirrel Amongst the Razors in Occam's Butter Churn Elizabeth Boleman-Herring 2012 
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								A call-in talk show that invites listeners to share scary stories about vampires and poltergeists, it is a bona fide cult phenomenon. WEEKLY BOOK RELEASES FOR FEBRUARY 21ST | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010 
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								I got a lot of laugh-out-loud moments from it, but wasn't completely satisfied with the plot; Death and the Discworld are to be under threat from, respectively, Elder Beings and supernatural supermarkets, and I didn't feel it hung together as a whole (a subplot about poltergeists, for instance, is simply abandoned). April Books 18) The Hanging Garden, by Ian Rankin nwhyte 2010 
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								So the poltergeists of the post-industrial world return, embodied with typical postmodern drollery. 
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								I do still think our house is haunted: but, by the ghost of James Thurber; not poltergeists. Elizabeth Boleman-Herring: The Squirrel Amongst the Razors in Occam's Butter Churn Elizabeth Boleman-Herring 2012 
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								What do they have poltergeists loading the shells/charges? 
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								Ghosts are creepy and wander around, walking through walls and stuff, but poltergeists latch onto one target (usually a teenage girl during times of stress, but there have been younger and older people of both genders) and torment them. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » This is a cool concept… 2009 
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								Planes circled the airport like poltergeists over cursed ground. Brokedown on I55 Joshua Moses 2011 
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								Oh, when you were listing supernatural things, you missed poltergeists. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » This is a cool concept… 2009 
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