superstitious
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Manager Kurt Suzuki is naturally superstitious, and the Pikachu didn’t faze him much.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Richie is anxious to get back home by 5:15, because Tiffany, who is pregnant, has a superstitious notion that that’s the time she’ll go into labor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Missing in all this is any reverence for or even superstitious fear of the dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
The pressure is so great that some superstitious students avoid washing their hair or trimming their nails as the single exam day every November approaches—fearful knowledge might slip away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
Bigwig, who was generous and honest, had never for a moment resented Hazel’s courage on the night when his own superstitious fear had got the better of him.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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