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evil eye

[ee-vuhl ahy] / ˈi vəl ˈaɪ /


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The 21-year-old says a lot of her friends are the same and reference the "evil eye" as a reason for not posting their partners.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Depictions of roses, a skull, a goat and a Santería evil eye dance around them, illuminated in sepia spotlights and looking like they could have come straight from a deck of tarot cards.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2023

The court’s opinion in that case struck down a law that was found to be “applied and administered by public authority with an evil eye and an unequal hand.”

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2023

Practices include black magic, white magic, Wicca, Reiki, Tarot, astrology, and healers of the evil eye and other ailments.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2022

“Spoken like a couple of spoiled brats,” Juanita said, giving them the evil eye.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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