curses

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Curses, shape-shifters and meddlesome gods abound in “Drinking From Graveyard Wells” by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, a searing collection of stories about Black women in tough situations.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

Netflix also said that it had decided not to move forward with two animated children's series "Dino Daycare" and "Boons and Curses."

From BBC • May 1, 2022

Curses on tablets were fairly typical practices in ancient Rome and Greece, according to historians.

From Fox News • Feb. 11, 2020

Curses, curses, curses on all who have participated in this heartless act.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2019

It was rare for a witch to be jailed; only killings on a mass scale and usage of dangerous Forbidden Curses ever warranted it.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega