jinx

The paper says the singer "used to jinx us.. but it's all over now!"

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The economy may have stuck the soft landing, but nobody wants to jinx it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

Alexander Zverev ploughed into the Australian Open last eight on Sunday but said he "did not want to jinx it" as he bids to make the final for a second year in a row.

From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026

Rose Parade officials — though they would rather not jinx it — say they are prepared for a soaking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

She did ask if I was going to karate again; I didn’t want to jinx anything, so I didn’t tell her about Mom's meeting with Erica.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

“Certainly it had nothing to do with the market selloff — it was just kind of one of those jinxes, if you want to call it that,” Saluzzi said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026

Here’s a question to ponder: If there are really such things as no-hitter jinxes, then why do the Mariners continue to get no-hit?

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2021

As I read back through this live diary, it's truly incredible how many jinxes I've inadvertently put on Koepka.

From Golf Digest ● May 19, 2019

“That’s the look he gives the rookie when the rookie jinxes the shift and says, ‘Boy, it sure is quiet tonight.’”

From Washington Times ● May 7, 2018

Ron thought it most likely to be spectacular jinxes and hexes of the type the Death Eaters would not know.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

There’s even some blame for New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, a Mets fan who apparently jinxed the team early April when he posed for a photo-op with unsettling team mascots Mr. and Mrs. Met.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

If it tanks, I’ll have jinxed it on behalf of all those EpiPen overpayers from the mid-2010s.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

"We went from being 'El Pupas - the jinxed ones', to a club that can compete against Barcelona and Real Madrid without fear," Myela says.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

Just two minutes after coming off the bench, Denzel Dumfries jinxed his way into the right side of the area and rolled the ball across for Thuram to tuck into the bottom left corner.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2023

“Yes, but he hadn’t jinxed it, had he?” said Ron.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

To avoid jinxing it, Kohs and Krieg never even uttered the word Nobel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

Carpenter then tried to give it to Keoghan, but he refused, motioning at the statue as if it were a hot potato he was superstitious about jinxing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

And perhaps to avoid jinxing things, she has revealed this year what is on her phone's lock screen to motivate her this time round, telling reporters: "You're going to know after the final."

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023

“I think I could be jinxing a player who hasn’t come into the NBA yet by me anointing him as the next great one,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

“I’ll bet he leapt out of bed and started jinxing everything he could reach through the window,” said Mr. Diggory, “but they’ll have a job proving it, there aren’t any casualties.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling