evil eye

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Noun
  • In 1952, physician and bacteriologist Paul-Félix Armand-Delille injected two wild European rabbits with myxomatosis virus, a type of pox disease.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
  • There’s also going to be more pox on the PR houses as no one will want to see themselves so allegedly attacked or so allegedly exposed again.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This contract screams negative EV once the goalie voodoo roulette wheel works against us in the next year or so.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • By all metrics, Voodoo Macbeth was a smash, as critics fawned over the performances, the eye-popping costuming (above) and the voodoo drumming.
    Brandon Tensley, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Then, Democrats have to be thinking about what happens if Republicans only have a mild case of the midterm curse.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Flubber can do anything, which is both a blessing and a curse for Professor Brainard.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The film failed to cast a spell on audiences with total takings of $87.3 million in its opening weekend, 13% less than forecast.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Alas, the more likely scenario is that this plague will drag on and on: a runny nose, a sore throat, a lingering fever, a brief spell of feeling better that ends when your daughter tells you her ear hurts.
    Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Evil eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil%20eye. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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