witch

Scholarship has largely focused on the men who presided over the witch trials, so Ms. Gibson focuses her attention on the accused, many of them societal outsiders, whose stories have been long overlooked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Many Britons were shocked by the scale of the witch hunts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"These things should be litigated through the criminal process or through some sort of fair process, not through a social media mob or witch hunt."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The archdeacon was said to have replied: "We don't conduct witch hunts in the Sheffield diocese."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Nothing like a witch turning someone into a toad or making a storm, but he could touch fire, make things disappear, or turn one small thing into another.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The introductory voiceovers—in a Ukrainian accent—come courtesy of Baba Yaga, cataloging the woes of witches and the foolishness of mortals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

For a story about witches who have both the curse to kill something and the ability to resurrect it, reappraising a dead-on-arrival film is appropriately meta.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The film resurrects the story of sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, modern day witches who face a curse that sees any man they fall in love with doomed to an early death.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Students really enjoy Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” — it’s all about the human condition and cancel culture, forbidden love and lies and deceit, with witches in the forest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

“If you wanna run, just say the word,” Seven said, guessing Thorn might be worried about seeing witches from her old town, but Thorn just shook her head no.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Eichel s witched agents last month and is now represented by Creative Artists Agency’s Pat Brisson, who represents numerous high-profile NHL players.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2021

Since then, he’s witched - or doused - for unmarked graves at other cemeteries in southeast Nebraska, and for his wife’s family in Kansas.

From Washington Times ● May 9, 2015

Maurice Evans, apparently a bit witched himself, guest-stars as Samantha's warlock father.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the eyes of oldtime politicians Franklin Roosevelt has be witched the U. S. people with his smile, the toss of his head, the hearty frankness of his manner.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even dinner ladies witched at me from behind the shiny counters.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The third Friday of March, June, September, and December are called triple witching days because stock options, stock-index futures, and stock index options all expire on the same day.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

The real risk, according to Matt Thompson, is what happens in the days after a triple witching.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

Maybe this duo hasn’t monetized their show quite yet, and if that’s the case, perhaps they could choose a time other than the witching hour to record their macabre podcast?

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026

Yet these stories have real heft and depth and will linger in the imagination well beyond the witching time of year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Seven had done everything she could think of: studied for her C.A.T. exams, attended every witching social event she could fit on her calendar.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega