witch
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Jason Arday’s academic rise and fall set off a debate about whether he was a fantasist and plagiarist or victim of a racial witch hunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Seeking the truth is not a witch hunt,” Paul said before the vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
But she fears a "witch hunt" against protesters despite the government's pledge not to act against those who organised or joined the demonstrations.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He battled oversize cannibals, outmaneuvered a witch and lost scores of men at every turn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The witch said I must look, but look where?
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
While not on par with battling carnivorous Cyclops or world-weary witches, getting a ticket to “The Odyssey,” even after opening weekend, is a voyage filled with many obstacles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Angle and his team call their first product the Familiar—the term witches use for their supernatural animal companions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
“The Conjuring” series, “Ready Or Not,” “Weapons,” “Longlegs” and “Bring Her Back” are all about witches, devils or Satan-worshippers.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2026
Mr. Fry is at his best in his readings of Harry’s adventures among witches, wizards and Muggles, which came on the American market last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
The tops of the chalkboards were lined with big paper witches, ghosts and skeletons.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
Eichel s witched agents last month and is now represented by Creative Artists Agency’s Pat Brisson, who represents numerous high-profile NHL players.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
Since then, he’s witched - or doused - for unmarked graves at other cemeteries in southeast Nebraska, and for his wife’s family in Kansas.
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2015
Maurice Evans, apparently a bit witched himself, guest-stars as Samantha's warlock father.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ballyhooed by this handbill, "Doc" Rockefeller witched dollars out of the pop-eyed citizenry of Midwestern hamlets before the Civil War.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Only a certified idiot would set foot in there. Place is witched, and a deathtrap to boot.”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Triple witching days can lead to higher volume External link and volatility.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
As the latest quarterly witching approaches, the U.S. equity market’s relentless climb higher since the start of April has left market makers in a difficult position.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
Maybe this duo hasn’t monetized their show quite yet, and if that’s the case, perhaps they could choose a time other than the witching hour to record their macabre podcast?
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
Yet these stories have real heft and depth and will linger in the imagination well beyond the witching time of year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
‘It’s full of tiny dark streets and there are very few people about in the witching hour.’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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