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curse

[kurs] / kɜrs /




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“It was like the magazine cover curse — as soon as that happened, it was like, ‘Oh, boy,’ and, sure enough, we’ve been down since.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The front page of Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Serra labelled it "the World Cup curse" and stressed the requirement for a rebuilding movement.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The festival’s name is a cheeky play on Harry Potter’s nickname, “the boy who lived,” given to the character upon surviving a death curse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The tie that binds the Oscar curse and our assumptions of what the roles an actor chooses after their first Oscar nomination should look like is much shorter than it may initially seem.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Gracus Ghuldor said a curse under his breath.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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