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superstition

[soo-per-stish-uhn] / ˌsu pərˈstɪʃ ən /
NOUN
belief in sign of things to come
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“I put my hand on my lid, I look down, and I close my eyes,” Cervantes said of his superstition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Death penalty cases related to foreign culture, religion and "superstition" jumped by 250 percent after the border closure.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Some of the most common offences were related to religion, superstition and foreign cultural content - including the consumption of K-dramas and K-pop.

From BBC • Apr. 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

Better Joe hath suggested some specific remedies, which Isaac the Joiner decries loudly as the cant of heathenish superstition; and indeed, one wonders at the applications of bone.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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