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There were no player ejections by officials, according to City Section commissioner Vicky Lagos, who declined to comment because she said she “didn’t want to jinx it” for this coming week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The paper says the singer "used to jinx us.. but it's all over now!"

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The last thing we need is to have Plaschke jinx another one of our local teams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026

The economy may have stuck the soft landing, but nobody wants to jinx it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

I wonder if Tfa Eufemia is trying to jinx me so her three old maid daughters stand a better chance?

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

“Certainly it had nothing to do with the market selloff — it was just kind of one of those jinxes, if you want to call it that,” Saluzzi said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026

The Mariners are — stop reading now if you believe in jinxes — really, truly, probably headed for the playoffs after a 20-year absence.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022

Nantz is already talking like he’s won—paging Scott Hoch—which would have been the announcer jinx to end all announcer jinxes.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 10, 2020

“That’s the look he gives the rookie when the rookie jinxes the shift and says, ‘Boy, it sure is quiet tonight.’”

From Washington Times ● May 7, 2018

When pickled and eaten, these Murtlap growths promote resistance to curses and jinxes, though an overdose may cause unsightly purple ear hair.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

There’s even some blame for New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, a Mets fan who apparently jinxed the team early April when he posed for a photo-op with unsettling team mascots Mr. and Mrs. Met.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

If it tanks, I’ll have jinxed it on behalf of all those EpiPen overpayers from the mid-2010s.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

Just two minutes after coming off the bench, Denzel Dumfries jinxed his way into the right side of the area and rolled the ball across for Thuram to tuck into the bottom left corner.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2023

Any belief that the Chargers are somehow jinxed has been only bolstered the last two seasons, both of which ended with the opposition kicking a deciding field goal on the game’s final play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

“Yes, but he hadn’t jinxed it, had he?” said Ron.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

To avoid jinxing it, Kohs and Krieg never even uttered the word Nobel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

And perhaps to avoid jinxing things, she has revealed this year what is on her phone's lock screen to motivate her this time round, telling reporters: "You're going to know after the final."

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023

Barrero: I refuse to answer this question on account of me jinxing something.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022

There’s no jinxing the questions submitted by the contact-hitting folks that are my Twitter followers.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2021

“He’s doing something — jinxing the broom,” said Hermione.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling