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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
Just this summer, Chidozie Awaziem requested a transfer to France for personal reasons, then the club’s talisman, Djordje Mihailovic, demanded a trade to Toronto near the end of the window.
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Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Estevao is still rough around the edges and asking him to deputise for Palmer is a lot of pressure — but if the main thing Chelsea need in their talisman’s absence is confidence and unpredictability, the teenager tops the list.
Brides in South Asia are famously decked out in the precious metal – necklaces, earrings, nose rings, hair pieces and amulets – that can be gifted or inherited.
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Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Last year, archaeologists found 337 coins – many containing a Cleopatra image – along with oil lamps, an amulet, and vessels for storing food and cosmetics.
The Midtown Fall Fest is a family-friendly event with performances from local drill teams, face painting, pumpkin painting and an appearance from the KC26 mascot in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
There's the bug, their main mascot, a green critter with giant bulging eyes.
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