the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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In Jujutsu Kaisen, heroic jujutsu sorcerers wage war against demonic creatures called curses and the curse users, who wield jujutsu powers for evil. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026 Beyond the curse of high expectations, other headwinds that weighed on Eaton's shares appear to be subsiding, including capacity expansion. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025 Tatiana Schlossberg and the curse of tabloid crueltyNeed a news break? Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025 Audrey Hobert snuck up on pop this year and broke the curse of Swiftian literalism it’s been under with an album that, at first glance, seems like the quintessential document of that trend. Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the curse

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“The curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20curse. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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