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curse

[kurs] / kɜrs /




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Ever since humans discovered the art and curse of war, leaders have found out that it is easier to start a war than to end one with a clear victory.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It went to the House and died, and Americans continue to change their clocks twice a year against their own clearly stated will, like a nation under a curse.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

“The Scarlet Flower” ends with a young couple moving past a dark curse to live happily ever after.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Running from murderous in-laws is nothing compared to the threat at the heart of “Something Very Bad is Going to Happen,” which depicts exchanging vows with a presumed soul mate as gambling with a curse.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

After the night of the curse breaking, the portraits of Admiral Percival Racine Ashton and the Honorable Pax Ashton that hung in Lord Fredrick’s study were never the same.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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