superstitious
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“People watching me play probably thought that I am a superstitious guy,” Nadal, 40, said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Missing in all this is any reverence for or even superstitious fear of the dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
With unreliable mobile service, no wi-fi and a deeply superstitious population that does not respect him, Loftis is determined to bring in tourists and secure a better life for his teenage son.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
But you don’t have to look far to see its inverse — people being irrational, superstitious, fearful, cruel.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
Sailors are mighty superstitious, and as they went about the day’s business, they were careful to avoid it, as if they’d catch cannibalism, or bad luck, if they strayed too close.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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