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It is fair to wonder if Kansas has been sticking pins in a voodoo doll the way its opponents have been dropping.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022

Before the opener against Kansas City, a woman brought a voodoo doll of Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson to Stratford’s, a bar in Hollywood, Fla., that was a regular hangout of Miami players and coaches.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2022

Right, there’s also the matter of the voodoo doll Beth finds in the mirror house.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2021

“The gloves still work with the Luigi thing,” said Rashed, who went as a voodoo doll to his first Comic Con.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2020

“Maybe Joe Mondragon made a little voodoo doll of you and is sticking pins into it,” Bertha laughed.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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