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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
some economists have characterized the proposal as economic hoodoo that should be hooted down
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Noun
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Not only is that nonsense, but Israel took this into account.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026 -
Get outta here with that nonsense.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Such is the blessing and curse of summer produce.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 June 2026
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The Curse of Billy Penn lived on for decades, and now the modern-day Rocky statue curse appears to have claimed its latest victim.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Tawny Port spends years in barrel, picking up notes of caramel, nuts, and toffee along the way.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Pairing them with a meal containing some fat, even avocado toast or yogurt with nuts, makes a real difference.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Which, in retrospect, means the spell was working.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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That hot spell ended because of a low-pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska that brought back a marine layer so thick that the weather service said morning drizzle in far inland places Thursday and Friday.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Every campsite has a bear-resistant food locker, and visitors are being reminded to store food, garbage and other attractants properly.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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While the Doral incinerator used to burn about half of the county’s daily trash supply, Miami-Dade is now using trucks and trains to send its garbage to landfills across Florida.—
Douglas Hanks
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Turns out Danhausen isn’t the only celebrity throwing down jinxes.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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After reading your recent diatribe likening Bo Nix’s ankle, Cale Makar’s shoulder and Nathan MacKinnon’s knee to a Billy Goat-esque jinx, my fingers almost fell off from playing the world’s smallest violin for hours on end.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The clarinettist Boris Allakhverdyan exhibited spectacular jazz chops in Artie Shaw’s Concerto for Clarinet.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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On June 18, 1978, Jimmy Carter transformed the White House South Lawn into America’s biggest jazz club, hosting more than 40 musicians to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2026
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But his voodoo streak of good luck finally ran out when ICE lugged him.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Banks threatened to burn down Del Rey’s house with voodoo.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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“Hoodoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoodoo. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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