superstition
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Misinformation and in some cases superstition are playing a role, and health workers’ attention is turning to how to combat false news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
In the Congo, deep distrust and superstition are impeding efforts to contain Ebola.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
She has tentatively started another novel but has "a superstition talking about things that I haven't finished yet".
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
We’ll all find out together if, with the original stock market superstition, life actually imitates art.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
I had seen every kind of superstition in all four corners of the globe.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
His obsessive court rituals — including meticulously aligning his water bottles and executing his precise pre-point routines — were not merely superstitions, but coping mechanisms in a high-stress, solitary sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Even after Mr. Newman has done his best to demystify the creative life, he may not convince everyone to reject their rituals and superstitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Senyi Ngaga, a district commissioner of one of the areas prone to attacks, says government education campaigns have raised understanding, but rural areas remain vulnerable to superstitions as well as discrimination.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
The most telling of all the squad's superstitions is that of captain Zoe Aldcroft.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
Frank always thought his grandmother’s superstitions were silly.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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