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as in condemnation
a prayer that harm will come to someone
uttered a curse upon his persecutor from the scaffold
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as in swear
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
started muttering curses after hitting his thumb with the hammer
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as in bane
a source of harm or misfortune
intolerance of personal differences is a curse of humanity
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as in to imprecate
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want
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as in to plague
to cause persistent suffering to
misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
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as in to blame
to use profane or obscene language at or about
cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time
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Recent Examples of curse
Saul Mangel, Orange County Register, 27 Oct. 2024
The four witches attempt to live seemingly normal lives in their idyllic New England town, all while suffering from a devastating curse that prevents them from finding true love.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
The driver slammed on the brakes and cursed her out.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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This was largely successful then, and Trump’s unpredictability – both a blessing and a curse in foreign policy – would force the Mullahs to weigh the consequences of obtaining nuclear weapons and funding terrorist proxies versus the threat of crushing American-Israeli military action.
—Saul Mangel, Orange County Register, 27 Oct. 2024
The four witches attempt to live seemingly normal lives in their idyllic New England town, all while suffering from a devastating curse that prevents them from finding true love.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
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Also, the production staff of the show believes they were cursed.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
The driver slammed on the brakes and cursed her out.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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At the end of his first term, his standing among GOP lawmakers was precarious: The Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building led to condemnations from both sides of the aisle and his historic second impeachment.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Israel has managed to destroy most of Gaza and is in the process of pulverizing parts of Lebanon to international condemnation and outrage and political and diplomatic isolation, but without facing effective efforts to rein it in.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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There’s a heavy focus on Asia’s first One&Only spa, featuring a green caviar body exfoliation and an Augustinus Bader facial celebs swear by.Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
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Biggest takeaways from 'Hard Knocks' with Bears: An HBO show with no swears?Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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That new app has been the bane of many longtime Sonos users' existence of late.Parker Hall, WIRED, 3 June 2024
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Now that synthetic biology is here to stay, the challenge is how to ensure that future generations see its emergence as more boon than bane.Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
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Such charitable works can go a long way toward addressing the physician shortages that plague much of the country — and improving access to health care in the process.Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Another issue that plagued Concorde was restrictions on overland supersonic flights, which were put in place to avoid noise pollution.The Week UK, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Alexis no longer blames herself for her baby’s death.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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For example, a video circulating on social media falsely purports to show a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times in Georgia was blamed on Russians, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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In reality, Arthur Watkins, this conservative Republican senator from Utah, chaired the censure committee and then was destroyed for it.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
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In 2018, the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate also stalled the promotion of Neom as Crown Prince Mohammed faced global censure and scrutiny over the incident.Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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Yet research suggests that children up to age 5 can learn and process up to five languages.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Luckily, just in time, Nick whispers the one word in the (British) English language that instantly turns back the clock.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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After a slow start, the Gophers football team is riding a three-game winning streak to Illinois for a crucial matchup against old nemesis Bret Bielema.Nick Halter, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Saweetie posted to her Instagram grid several times to share her spot-on tribute to one of Batman's most notorious nemeses, including editing herself into an actual scene from the movie.Marci Robin, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curse. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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