Indian sign

noun

Definition of Indian signnext
chiefly British
as in curse
something that brings bad luck the Indian sign has apparently been put on that rugby team, which has lost 10 straight games

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Recent Examples of Indian sign In addition to all of that, Decker is developing a curriculum for a Plains Indian sign language course, using financing from an Indigenous Research Center Faculty Researchers Award. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2021
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  1. curse
  2. spell
Noun
  • King portrays her older daughter, Kylie, who sets out to break the family’s curse, and Williams steps into the shoes of the younger daughter, Antonia.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But the Owens family’s 300-year-old curse carries one generation forward, striking Sally’s daughter Kylie and her lover (Xolo Maridueña), who gets hit by a car while bicycling with several bouquets of roses.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of curse
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  • Hong returned as national team coach in 2024 after a previous spell in charge from 2013 to 2014.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Recent research has highlighted the role of supply shocks in recessions over a long spell of history.
    — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of spell

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