superstition
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Death penalty cases related to foreign culture, religion and "superstition" jumped by 250 percent after the border closure.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The Next Warren Buffett Curse,” or the superstition that those anointed with the title are doomed to fall short, might not be real.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
"The UK, and Wales in particular, has a long, rich, and sometimes complex history with religious belief, superstition, and tradition, all of which can be experienced during a wedding," Thomas added.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Also, according to superstition, a person’s own animal year is thought to be a time for guardedness.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The things they carried were determined to some extent by superstition.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Vocabulary lists containing superstition
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