curse
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There is a bigger pressure on Zhao as he tries to overcome the so-called Crucible Curse, which has not seen any of the 20 first-time winners go on to retain their title the following year.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
A test two years ago revealed she has haemochromatosis - a genetic disorder nicknamed "the Celtic Curse" that she inherited from her Lewis-born father.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Johnston McCulley, a popular pulp-fiction writer, created the character of Zorro in his 1919 serialized “The Curse of Capistrano.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
But the dunking spawned the legend of the "Curse of the Colonel" that said the Tigers would never win another title until the effigy was recovered.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Panting, Harry pushed himself away from it and ran, hard, in the opposite direction — the Impediment Curse was not permanent; the skrewt would be regaining the use of its legs at any moment.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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