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Where ancient midwives had summoned divine assistance by uttering incantations, medieval maternity caregivers called upon saintly mothers by reciting rhythmical charms.—
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Justin, the believer, is instantly alarmed by how these eerie tapes escalate from cute banter to ghostly crying babies and backward incantations.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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As his invocations crescendoed, so did the music behind him and the Legacy Mass Choir broke into a rousing gospel performance to start the homegoing services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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For an artist who has spent a lifetime collapsing the distance between art and life, this director’s cut is both summation and fresh invocation.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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Paul Ferris, who was brought in by Shearer to oversee the medical department during that eight-game spell, tells a different story in his book The Boy on the Shed.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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This awkwardly hip-thrusting, hip-hop dancing man (who looks most like a yassified version of the NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere) soon casts a spell over the best friends with his dance moves.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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The family curse was alive and well.—
Jennifer Wolfgram,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Too much focus went on growing the club as a financial juggernaut and investing in the stadium, which went from being their savior to their curse.—
Joe Prince-Wright,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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Most of the recipients dismissed the composer as a crank, but a few were spellbound by his transcendentalist conjurations, and a cult began to grow.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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Theater is a more symbolic space, a conjuration of lights and plywood, which offered Comer a kind of freedom.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2023
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Will any of this year's crop break the jinx on March 15?—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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Diego Simeone’s team have been knocked out of the Champions League by city rivals Real Madrid five times from the 2014 final onwards, giving that ‘jinx’ fresh meaning.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Each card in this deck features legendary Ghibli scenes to bring the enchantment of Miyazaki’s fantastical worlds into your favorite fan’s hands.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Open the door to the theater, and discover a place of urban enchantment, where a red velvet door and crimson wallpaper beckon guests to come closer and sit inside.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The sword-and-sorcery title grossed over $68M worldwide, coming to be appreciated as a cult classic, and spawned the sequel Conan the Destroyer (1984).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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The figure of an older woman working alone in a forest hovel inevitably brings some kind of sorcery to mind, but Hjorth’s earlier novels haven’t made too much of the suggestion.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Cantrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantrip. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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