evil eye

Definition of evil eyenext

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Noun
  • The Department of Health has started the rulemaking process of repealing requirements for Hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for public school attendance.
    Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Other vaccine-preventable diseases like whooping cough and chicken pox will also surge.
    Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And in one of Fennell’s wildest edits, pure-hearted girl next door Isabella Linton (Alison Oliver) becomes a scary-horny savant à la Emma Stone in Poor Things, with a fabulous voodoo dollhouse and a questionably consensual taste for S&M.
    Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The polygraph is voodoo science.
    New York Times, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The rise of the gig economy and remote work has finally broken the cubicle curse, giving us the freedom to answer emails from a mountain cabin or run a startup from a beachside bistro.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Pay multiple people from the crafts site Etsy to perform tarot readings, lift any existing curses and otherwise engage in witchcraft.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Fortunately, the hot spell will not come with a widespread risk of fire weather thanks to the record-breaking soaking the Southland endured over the holiday season and the lack of significant winds.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Laporta has proven campaign experience both from the world of soccer and also from a brief spell when he was elected to Catalonia’s regional parliament between his stints as club president.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Evil eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil%20eye. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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