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amulet

[am-yuh-lit] / ˈæm jə lɪt /
NOUN
charm
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He sports a then-trendy hairstyle inspired by Horus and wears an amulet for health around his neck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

It’s as though this object has become an enchanted amulet that has brought me simultaneously back into the past, her past, and forward into the future, my future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2025

Among her souvenirs is an earthenware amulet, a four-tier embossed-aluminum lunch box, and a fish-shaped ceramic vodka serving set.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

Mr Marshall said there was no evidence of wear on the comb teeth, suggesting it was never used as a functional item but the circular hole may have meant it was worm as an amulet.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2023

She followed the red glow from her amulet to the one right next to her, to Thorn.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Police seized 35 gold amulets, along with about 1.5kg of gold bars and jewellery, worth an estimated 6.04 million baht, from Punyavee's home.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The gift shop overflowed with people buying beaded bracelets and amulets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

In addition to three planes valued at more than $21 million, Anutin's declared assets as of December included two boats, several luxury cars and two-dozen amulets worth about $2.8 million, according to official disclosures.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

The things they carried — amulets that hadn’t worked, kids’ drawings, family photos, letters of love and despair — would be collected and cataloged.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

Others carried amulets or charms inside their space suits, even though it was technically against the rules to bring anything inside the suit except your body and the surgical scrubs.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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