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accursed

[uh-kur-sid, uh-kurst] / əˈkɜr sɪd, əˈkɜrst /


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Only someone who says he was reborn in the inferno of the Palisades fire could possess the clarity and willpower needed to bring salvation to an accursed land, they argue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Even the most accursed teams have next season.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

It is “at once an accursed and a sacred place,” American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Ross points out that the composer himself appears to have invented that key object of modern fantasy, the accursed ring of unimaginable power.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2020

We, the accursed, didn’t even have words for swearing in!

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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