witch

It must be the season of the witch.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Part of what makes it a destination during the Halloween season is the city’s association with a shocking historical event: the Salem witch trials of 1692-93.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

He might simply have alerted the local authorities to a feral, barefoot witch roaming his property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"These things should be litigated through the criminal process or through some sort of fair process, not through a social media mob or witch hunt."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

“The men were spooked by the story. I guess the old witch was supposed to live near Loomis Lake, in that old-growth forest, right where they were supposed to be cutting.”

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

Cosmetics’ Halloween campaign, “The e.l.f.ing Magical Sisters,” channels the sibling witches of movies like “Practical Magic” and shows like “Charmed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The introductory voiceovers—in a Ukrainian accent—come courtesy of Baba Yaga, cataloging the woes of witches and the foolishness of mortals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

For a story about witches who have both the curse to kill something and the ability to resurrect it, reappraising a dead-on-arrival film is appropriately meta.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The film resurrects the story of sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, modern day witches who face a curse that sees any man they fall in love with doomed to an early death.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

It’s also home to The Witch of The Woods, and witches are best left alone.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Eichel s witched agents last month and is now represented by Creative Artists Agency’s Pat Brisson, who represents numerous high-profile NHL players.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2021

Since then, he’s witched - or doused - for unmarked graves at other cemeteries in southeast Nebraska, and for his wife’s family in Kansas.

From Washington Times ● May 9, 2015

Maurice Evans, apparently a bit witched himself, guest-stars as Samantha's warlock father.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ballyhooed by this handbill, "Doc" Rockefeller witched dollars out of the pop-eyed citizenry of Midwestern hamlets before the Civil War.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even dinner ladies witched at me from behind the shiny counters.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Triple witching days, when multiple options expire, can lead to higher trading volume and market volatility.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

The real risk, according to Matt Thompson, is what happens in the days after a triple witching.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

Yet these stories have real heft and depth and will linger in the imagination well beyond the witching time of year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Henry Cavill is going from “The Witcher” to the witching hour: The actor is expecting his first child with entertainment executive Natalie Viscuso, The Times has confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

Anyone could see it was three thirty—the peak of the witching hour—but Gen stared at the clock blankly.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly