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evil eye

[ee-vuhl ahy] / ˈi vəl ˈaɪ /


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The 21-year-old says a lot of her friends are the same and reference the "evil eye" as a reason for not posting their partners.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025

Depictions of roses, a skull, a goat and a Santería evil eye dance around them, illuminated in sepia spotlights and looking like they could have come straight from a deck of tarot cards.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2023

The court’s opinion in that case struck down a law that was found to be “applied and administered by public authority with an evil eye and an unequal hand.”

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2023

It keeps the evil eye away from you.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022

After a while, she says, “Yes, Alegra, you can go. And I will pray for you and keep the evil eye away.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar


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