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Fireflies blipped and burned out, and the cicadas joined in an incantation that crescendoed into an ancient whirr.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025 -
When paired with the Grimmerie translation key available on the film's Universal site, the spell is revealed to be an incantation for soothing and mending pain and fear.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Nov. 2025
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One method regularly employed in this annual reflection is the familiar invocation of the Golden Rule.—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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The invocation was given by Imam Khalid Latif, the director of the Islamic Center of New York City.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
2 Jan. 2026
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The archer is known to be a magical being that throws zingers, or in this case, spells, at those who frustrate their peace.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The incoming generation of designs should be a step closer to the cars used between 2014 and 2021 — a spell in which Hamilton won six of his world titles.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Everything changes when a man from the protagonist's past (Harington) comes back from war, and a curse arrives in the form of a knight.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Nico Harrison is gone, but his curse on the Mavericks lingers.—
Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 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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Is this an attempt at a reverse jinx to repay my karmic debt from my 2012 World Series prediction?—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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But these low-risk hi jinx will encourage your own littles to try new things and take chances for the adventure of learning and saving friends.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
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Trying to lift people to a place of enchantment.—
Jeff Metcalfe,
AZCentral.com,
3 Dec. 2025
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While there’s certainly a good dose of movie magic that goes into creating these heartwarming (and, yes, a bit cheesy) scenes, many of the productions are shot in destinations—from Vancouver to Vail—that have their own brand of holiday enchantment in the winter months.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Nov. 2025
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Part of me wanted to attribute this beautiful sorcery to extensions, but my beauty editor Spidey sense told me otherwise.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
19 Dec. 2025
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The trippy visuals are reminiscent of Doctor Strange's sorcery of the Marvel movies as birds and buildings multiple and fold in on themselves.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Cantrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantrip. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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