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coven

[kuhv-uhn, koh-vuhn] / ˈkʌv ən, ˈkoʊ vən /


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“Marble Hall Murders,” in which Lesley Manville returns as book-editor/sleuth Susan Ryeland, opens with a teenage coven of druidic pharmacists mixing a noxious potion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

In 1994, Tori Amos’ U.S. video for her piano anthem “Cornflake Girl” presents a coven of quarreling young women driven through the desert in the back of a pickup truck.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026

Twirling under the moonlight, the women resemble a witch’s coven — their spells are good vibes, California weather and the boards beneath their feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

"The Witches is about that discovery that actually these benign looking women turn out to be this coven of witches, so that is embodied in the hotel," Mr O'Brien says.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025

She quickly corrected herself, giving Seven a light smile and turning away to join her new coven.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

One has to imagine that among the covens of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, similar celebrations of glee are spontaneously erupting today after the two-part finale of “Agatha All Along.”

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024

“Women studied with Z and then went on to form covens of their own,” Magliocco said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2021

Ryan Murphy's groundbreaking show focuses on a different spooky story each season, tackling the likes of witch covens, haunted hotels, a 1980s slasher story, and even the apocalypse.

From Fox News ● Apr. 16, 2020

Like other ’90s touchstones that are recirculating in the culture — stylized covens, Marianne Williamson — the book has returned at a slightly ironic distance.

From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2019

Seven would have a much better chance of achieving her biggest dream, becoming a witching-world-famous journalist, if she was in one of the powerful covens, like her mom.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega


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