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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

Practices include black magic, white magic, Wicca, Reiki, Tarot, astrology, and healers of the evil eye and other ailments.

From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2022

"We recite Koranic verses and blow on him to cast away the evil eye," he told AFP.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2022

Yeah, this feels far worse than the evil eye B-Cubed threw my way after ending my season three years ago.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone


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