the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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After nine long weeks of near misses, the curse has finally been broken by wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin, with social media personality Dylan Efron, influencer Alix Earle, and Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt close behind. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Nov. 2025 With the curse finally broken, Zi Yuan sacrifices her immortality so that Lin can live a normal life. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025 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 Komasa avoids the curse of many foreign directors making english language debuts and seems comfortable in this milieu. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the curse

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