superstition

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We’ll all find out together if, with the original stock market superstition, life actually imitates art.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

While thoroughly grounded in training and technique as a world champion athlete, there is also superstition and a little bit of music sprinkled in the mix.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

At least one fellow, however, thought the addition represented a surrender to the forces of superstition and irrationality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

Enter by filling out the form and tell us about your lucky item or whatever superstition or strategy you have to help the Dodgers win.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

But then, much later, another rather curious idea arose, an assault by mysticism and superstition into what had been largely an empirical science.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan