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voodoo

[voo-doo] / ˈvu du /
NOUN
primarily Afro-Haitian belief system
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“It was like magic the first time we sang together. Like some black magic voodoo sort of vibes,” Evan added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The Bank of Japan, simultaneously, is scaling back bond purchases, ending a two-decade experiment in financial voodoo.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

Bertrand continues to tinker, and as the misses pile up, I revise my earlier opinion: Aiming a trebuchet is neither art nor science; it’s voodoo.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

So-called PR voodoo is different now that a celebrity – or their fans – can access an audience of millions with a click.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

We did not believe in voodoo spirits, and informed each other of that fact till we were blue in the face.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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