the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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But also, such is the curse and blessing of the Heat’s culture, with some believing that the culture makes the coach as much as the coach makes the culture. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025 Only Aquaman with a fantastic $1 billion run managed to avoid the curse, as the next nine DCEU films in a row each grossed less than $450 million worldwide – indeed, six of them grossed less than $300 million, so bad was the mainstream worldwide rejection. Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 The Fantastic Four reboot is having no trouble ruling over the competition in its second outing after reversing the curse that has plagued Marvel Studios for several years in opening to $117 million domestically and north of $200 million globally. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2025 Enter: the witch, who traveled to Brosnahan's home to lift the curse. EW.com, 17 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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