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Recent Examples of jujuIn some ways, stocks are trading at record highs because of the bad juju in America’s economy, not in spite of it.—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 Walter Sam believes in the magical power of accurately wielding words as well as the bad juju that comes with spouting them all willy-nilly.—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 American horror almost always exists in the shadow of American society; cinema can’t help but distill all our bad juju into finely concentrated, gruesome genre goo.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025 Have the world-weary shamus and the former Aztec capital lost their noir juju?—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025 Put on all your lucky clothes, manifest your heart out, and run through all the habits that you’re convinced bring you good juju.—Grace McCarty, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024 But for the young Nigerian women victimized by a human trafficker in 2016, their belief in the juju religion was a controlling force.—Lisa Henricksson, airmail.news, 19 Oct. 2024 White sage incense sticks and bath salts dispel bad juju to reset the mood.—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024 Sacrifice a Hot ’n’ Ready halfway between second and third base in Comerica Park in hopes of breaking up the bad juju there?—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2024
On top of that, Palace lost Eberechi Eze, their talisman, to Arsenal, one of their title rivals, only nine days before the transfer window closed.
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Stuart James,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Lamine Yamal, Barcelona’s teenage talisman and arguably the most exciting young player in the world, was absent with a groin injury, which fuelled confidence for a home team miracle.
Last year, archaeologists found 337 coins – many containing a Cleopatra image – along with oil lamps, an amulet, and vessels for storing food and cosmetics.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Natron bubbling out of pale saline lakes in the Wadi Natron (west of the Nile) was used in making the blue glaze faience for amulets such as Taweret’s and the scarab beetles such as those produced in a delta factory.
Attendees can also expect kid-friendly activities, including hair braiding, glow-in-the-dark face painting, accessory booths, photo booths, and giant inflatable mascots on the dance floor.
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Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
And the controversy only grew when the team’s mascot, Spartacat, attended a press conference in a half-Senators/half-Nordiques jersey, leading to an official apology from the organization.
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