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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

While we wouldn’t rule out the possibility he has a huge collection of Labubus or Malibu Stacy dolls, he seems more like the type to use voodoo dolls.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025

"There has always been an army of advisors and consultants doing PR voodoo," says Eriq Gardner, entertainment law expert and founding partner of Puck News.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Now you know I don’t know much about the inner workings of girl-folk — but I did realize that anything that could bring those two together had to have some pretty powerful voodoo to it.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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