curse
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Madison famously said all public debt is a public curse.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
For readers who are familiar with the literary curse of Plaschke in his column over the years, this prediction is not that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Even though Sally cast a spell that made her children forget their powers, now that they’re growing up, they can’t escape that darned curse.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Being locked out of Ibrox might have seemed like a curse to Celtic folk.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
I wanted to curse at my father, scream and shout.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Demonstrating yet again that horrible and failed movies can make for delectable documentaries, “Boorman and the Devil,” from director David Kittredge, does not deal with curses, unless bad decisions count, and they probably should.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In baseball, curses are no joking matter, and the Curse of the FTD Burger might now have befallen the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Bronwen Barclay had no concerns about "curses" when she got married in a second-hand dress.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
As quickly as possible, the crew wrapped up their ill-gotten gains and made for the exit as the four guardians wailed pleas and threats and curses behind them.
From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024
No shouts, no curses, no threats, no tottering footsteps.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
"The victim should be consoled at this time, not cursed," one of them read.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Another is a pungent work of terror about a cursed man who inexplicably perishes in the village’s crypt, forcing the townspeople to investigate by disinterring the bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Then we have Benny Safdie as Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae, whom Odysseus follows to Troy and, ultimately, his cursed fate.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Plain and cursed with spectacles, Mary’s on a speed train to spinsterhood when her relatives summon her to London, where suitors await.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
They carried her away through the air out of his sight as he cursed her, never himself, for what had come to pass.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
O luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree, How ill exchanged are things like these for thee!
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2020
That is the curst Misfortune of our Traders; A thousand Fools attempt to live this Way, Who might as well turn Ministers of State.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
Sir, I ask your pardon; but by making yourself my equal, I've got so used to familiarity, that I find it curst hard to shake it off.
From Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen by Anonymous
And since he is so here's wings to his heels say I, curst Jacobite though he be.
From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Jeffery Farnol
"Gentlemen," said the Colonel, "I protest ya' do me too much honour, 'tis curst polite in ya' and I take it kindly, rot me, kindly!"
From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Jeffery Farnol
“I always tell people, it’s not the million-dollar estate that has people cursing probate. It’s the ’72 Ford Torino up on blocks in your garage,” said Keller.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Indeed, old photos show a room with seating for all, with sharply dressed riders reading newspapers and enjoying casual conversation rather than standing in a sweaty mob and cursing their travel agents.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
"It's like you're clinging on, for dear life, onto the ball that is continuing to roll, and sort of cursing yourself and the world the entire time."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He was also dialing Gulf power brokers over Houthi attacks on ships bound for the Suez Canal and cursing at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
I bite my lip, tugging self-consciously at my dress and cursing my decision to wear this thing.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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