superstition
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In a move of half superstition and half defiance, he pulls up a photo of Hyperliquid co-founder Jeff Yan on his monitor to oversee the trade.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Some of the most common offences were related to religion, superstition and foreign cultural content - including the consumption of K-dramas and K-pop.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 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
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
I don’t know if it was superstition or what, but if my father said “death” you can bet two seconds later spit would be flying out his mouth.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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