superstition
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“I put my hand on my lid, I look down, and I close my eyes,” Cervantes said of his superstition.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Part of Peet’s resistance to the procedures, she explains in the Fresh Air interview, is a superstition that by trying to beat death, she’d actually bring it on.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 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
We’ll all find out together if, with the original stock market superstition, life actually imitates art.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Discoveries in mechanics and steam technology were applied mainly to the perfection of weapons, the encouragement of superstition, the amusement of kings.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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