curse
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A test two years ago revealed she has haemochromatosis - a genetic disorder nicknamed "the Celtic Curse" that she inherited from her Lewis-born father.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Thousands of people in parts of Northern Ireland are being offered free testing for a disorder commonly known as the Celtic Curse.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Johnston McCulley, a popular pulp-fiction writer, created the character of Zorro in his 1919 serialized “The Curse of Capistrano.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
But the dunking spawned the legend of the "Curse of the Colonel" that said the Tigers would never win another title until the effigy was recovered.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
“Stunned — controlled by the Imperius Curse — very weak,” he said.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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