curse
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It went to the House and died, and Americans continue to change their clocks twice a year against their own clearly stated will, like a nation under a curse.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
If a curse, it was a decidedly mixed one.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Shaun Murphy dashed Zhao Xintong's hopes of lifting the Crucible curse with a superb 13-10 win as he moved into the semi-finals of the World Championship.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Running from murderous in-laws is nothing compared to the threat at the heart of “Something Very Bad is Going to Happen,” which depicts exchanging vows with a presumed soul mate as gambling with a curse.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
I didn’t even have a real name, only a curse.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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