curse
Example Sentences
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“It was like the magazine cover curse — as soon as that happened, it was like, ‘Oh, boy,’ and, sure enough, we’ve been down since.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
But is walking in their footsteps a gift or a curse?
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
“All I can do is think back and curse myself for not taking the warning signs seriously.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
The tie that binds the Oscar curse and our assumptions of what the roles an actor chooses after their first Oscar nomination should look like is much shorter than it may initially seem.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
“Have the terms of the curse been fulfilled?”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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