curse

The Crucible curse refers to the fact that no first-time champion has been able to retain the World Snooker Championship title since the tournament moved to Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in 1977.

It's a position that would appear to be cursed given no player has gone on to win the Masters in the same year as winning the Par 3 Contest, which was first played in 1960.

Laurentm who is the 15th in the Belgian line of succession, is no stranger to controversy and is sometimes termed the prince maudit - the "cursed prince" - in Belgium.

And the Lakers, heading into their final week of the regular season, have either the good fortune or the curse of having to test themselves against the team with the NBA’s best record.

Older adults were more likely than younger adults to consider it impolite to curse out loud, visibly display profanity or wear headphones or earbuds while talking to someone in person.