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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

Roberts disingenuously implies that colleges and universities, like Yick Wo’s persecutors, discriminate “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

In the hospital, she pinned a tiny onyx badge on his diaper to guard against the evil eye.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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