the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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Ultimately, Evans allegedly told the victims that their curse was tied to finances, and that the only way to remove the curse was to liquidate their holdings and send the money to her in cash or gold bars, according to court documents. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026 The Cleansing Theory The goal here is to wash away the curse rather than break it. Ravi Gupta, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026 Peter in Barrie’s story was no longer a hero who saved little ones from the curse of growing up. Cynthia Pelayo, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 Vampyr focuses on a young man and occultist (Nicolas de Gunzburg) who attempts to free a French village from the curse of a bloodthirsty fiend. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the curse

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