superstition
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"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
According to superstition, each animal has its animal friends and its animal enemies.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Among them is avoiding seaweed soup for lunch, as its slippery strands are believed to make students "slip" in the high-stakes test -- a superstition that has long shaped test-day menus.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
I became a child of the Enlightenment, a materialist, confident the alternatives amounted to superstition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Doc was a pure scientist and incapable of superstition and yet when he came in late one night and found a line of white flowers across the doorsill he had a bad time of it.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing superstition
Friday the 13th
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