superstition
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Misinformation and in some cases superstition are playing a role, and health workers’ attention is turning to how to combat false news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 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
The superstition goes that the leader must burn off bad luck, leaving only good fortune for the mission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
We’ll all find out together if, with the original stock market superstition, life actually imitates art.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
All the rest—old Betonie and his stargazing, the woman in her storm-pattern blanket—all that was crazy, the kind of old-time superstition the teachers at Indian school used to warn him and Rocky about.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
If you were a supporter who believed in omens and superstitions then the sight of the unbreakable centre-back getting broken was not good for your karma.
From BBC ● May 9, 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
Senyi Ngaga, a district commissioner of one of the areas prone to attacks, says government education campaigns have raised understanding, but rural areas remain vulnerable to superstitions as well as discrimination.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
He thought about Grandmother’s silly gold statues of Chinese immortals, her superstitions about putting furniture in certain places and avoiding unlucky numbers.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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