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superstition

[soo-per-stish-uhn] / ˌsu pərˈstɪʃ ən /
NOUN
belief in sign of things to come
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Death penalty cases related to foreign culture, religion and "superstition" jumped by 250 percent after the border closure.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 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

Lindo starts rapping on the wood table separating us and doesn’t stop until I ask if he’s a man given to superstition.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 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

Frequently they were nothing but ordinary bits of superstition.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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