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evil eye

[ee-vuhl ahy] / ˈi vəl ˈaɪ /


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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

“They are like apotropaic amulets warding off the evil eye: an army of ever-watchful, unblinking, cyclopean eyes,” wrote critic Zoé Samudzi in a short monograph of William’s work published in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023

It keeps the evil eye away from you.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

He turned several times and gave us both the evil eye.

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




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