superstition
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Two of the sitting justices played high-school football, and they must know that the strain of sport leads teenage boys to endow ordinary routine with the power of superstition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
She has tentatively started another novel but has "a superstition talking about things that I haven't finished yet".
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Death penalty cases related to foreign culture, religion and "superstition" jumped by 250 percent after the border closure.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
"The UK, and Wales in particular, has a long, rich, and sometimes complex history with religious belief, superstition, and tradition, all of which can be experienced during a wedding," Thomas added.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
The split-verb superstition can even lead to a crisis of governance.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Such claims are rooted in longstanding fears and superstitions - and are not new on the continent, particularly in communities where belief in witchcraft remains widespread.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Even after Mr. Newman has done his best to demystify the creative life, he may not convince everyone to reject their rituals and superstitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Tell us your superstitions, and we might share your story in a future article.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
The most telling of all the squad's superstitions is that of captain Zoe Aldcroft.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
This from Patria Mercedes, who had always kept herself from such low superstitions.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing superstition
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