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witching

[wich-ing] / ˈwɪtʃ ɪŋ /
















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Fittingly, Day made it in the witching hours after last year’s Niteharts Festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has historically climbed on the last seven quadruple witching days, despite current market volatility.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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

She longed to duck underneath them and lean out of the window to see what the world looked like now that the witching hour was at hand.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl




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