jinx
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The paper says the singer "used to jinx us.. but it's all over now!"
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Alexander Zverev ploughed into the Australian Open last eight on Sunday but said he "did not want to jinx it" as he bids to make the final for a second year in a row.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
“I don’t want to jinx it,” said Seckeita Lewis, who was flying Friday from San Francisco to Dallas on American Airlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
"I don't want to jinx it, but it has been sunny every single year," she says.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
He was superstitious, he said; he didn’t want to jinx it.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
“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
In 2002, the Angels won the World Series, and talk of hexes and jinxes could be extinguished forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2022
Perhaps the answer is talent, or lack thereof, can override announcer and Twitter jinxes.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2021
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
“Anti-intruder jinxes on all of them. Security’s been tightened a hundredfold this summer.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Aaron Hickey is an excellent player, but he's jinxed by injury.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
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
Once again, Bill Plaschke has literally jinxed another Southern California sports team with his proclamation questions regarding the Rams:
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2025
“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
“I’m just so Catholic and freaked out about jinxing anything,” says Savage.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Barrero: I refuse to answer this question on account of me jinxing something.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
“I’ll bet he leapt out of bed and started jinxing everything he could reach through the window,” said Mr. Diggory, “but they’ll have a job proving it, there aren’t any casualties.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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