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Recent Examples of juju
Sacrifice a Hot ’n’ Ready halfway between second and third base in Comerica Park in hopes of breaking up the bad juju there?
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Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2024
Seventies California was loaded with bad juju, from the Zodiac Killer to the Patty Hearst kidnapping to Jim Jones.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2023
The bad juju vibes for the Red Sox at Tropicana Field continued Tuesday evening.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
This year, Thursdays are afflicted with bad juju.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2022
Is there just bad juju in Lincoln these days?
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2021
So, yeah, the Creel House has some bad juju.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2021
Guy denies that there’s bad juju in the locker room.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
In the track, Cibrian even shares a motivational speech about working on your goals in silence to prevent bad juju from the haters.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2022
Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2024
Seventies California was loaded with bad juju, from the Zodiac Killer to the Patty Hearst kidnapping to Jim Jones.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2023
The bad juju vibes for the Red Sox at Tropicana Field continued Tuesday evening.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
This year, Thursdays are afflicted with bad juju.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2022
Is there just bad juju in Lincoln these days?
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2021
So, yeah, the Creel House has some bad juju.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2021
Guy denies that there’s bad juju in the locker room.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
In the track, Cibrian even shares a motivational speech about working on your goals in silence to prevent bad juju from the haters.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juju
Noun
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There’s no point in beating around the bush: Your best bet could be backing BVB talisman Serhou Guirassy to find the back of the net.—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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In this type of memoir, books are generally held up as life-changing talismans.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ancient Egyptian amulet discovered by 12-year-old girl while hiking on family trip During a family trip near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon, Israel, Dafna Filshteiner discovered an ancient amulet dating back approximately 3,500 years.—
Sophia Compton,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Part of his stash included gold amulets from a funerary set, a relief with the cartouche of a Ptolemaic king that was originally part of a royal building or temple, and wooden tomb model figures with linen garments dating to approximately 1900 BCE, prosecutors said.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Paul and Gauff then kept the American mojo rolling even further, winning their fourth-round matches over Alexander Davidovich Fokina and Belinda Bencic.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Putting on the brakes and stepping away refills your dwindling reservoir, replenishes your work mojo and provides an incubation period for embryonic work ideas to hatch.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Gritty was first introduced as the team’s mascot in 2018, quickly going viral for its wild antics and look.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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But the real drama was Olsen impeding Palace’s eagle mascot and a bunch of kids during the half-time entertainment.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Juju.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juju. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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