the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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That episode ended with Manning and Daniels on the playing surface at Ford Field in Detroit, pouring whiskey and salt into a full-sized bathtub to break the curse of Bobby Layne. Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025 After a strong effort, the local children were able to break the curse, releasing Thackery to ghost form. Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Komasa avoids the curse of many foreign directors making english language debuts and seems comfortable in this milieu. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025 This is the year the curse of ‘Purple shirt guy’ is broken. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the curse

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