superstition
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The Next Warren Buffett Curse,” or the superstition that those anointed with the title are doomed to fall short, might not be real.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
We’ll all find out together if, with the original stock market superstition, life actually imitates art.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Donatello, the embodiment of an Old World defined more by superstition than piety and by tradition than goodness, lacks the character to withstand Miriam’s inner darkness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Also, according to superstition, a person’s own animal year is thought to be a time for guardedness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
In his era, racing was a business made rigid by tradition and imitation, superstition and wives’ tales.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
They added that they would organise programmes in rural areas to raise awareness against superstitions.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 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
He went on to express the superstitions some officers have about tackling rogue herbalists: "I will not go and provoke situations. I know that they have their own powers that are beyond my knowledge."
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
In a note replying to The Times after we asked fans about the superstitions they observed to help the Dodgers win, Chavarin said that his pet was a key player for the Boys in Blue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
These Old World superstitions had been banished from my mother’s conscious mind, but they still operated in her dreams.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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