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Recent Examples of juju
Or maybe all McIlroy’s bad juju this week will call in its debts, and this week at Aronimink will end in a whimper.
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Baseball has always been a sport that believes in the occult — in juju and curses and superstitions.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 3 May 2026
The hockey wonks up in the Grading The Week offices are a superstitious lot, especially where playoff juju is concerned.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Needless to say, the Giants' good juju took a turn for the worse.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
In 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
Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Baseball has always been a sport that believes in the occult — in juju and curses and superstitions.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 3 May 2026
The hockey wonks up in the Grading The Week offices are a superstitious lot, especially where playoff juju is concerned.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Needless to say, the Giants' good juju took a turn for the worse.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
In 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juju
Noun
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Ruing the absence of a talisman, an inspirational figure who can bend a game to their will.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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In the dying days of the Russian Empire, highborn ladies would willingly cut the dirty fingernails of the peasant Grigori Rasputin and then sew the clippings onto their dresses like sacred talismans.—
Gerard DeGroot,
Air Mail,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s an amulet (one of those glowing doohickeys the fate of the cosmos hangs on), and your heart may sink every time someone starts chattering about it.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Sharp objects like scissors and needles or amulets should be carried by pregnant women or placed near sleeping children to ward off her attacks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
Noun
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But Nabers finally gets going, and the Giants get some mojo back.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Marcus Buckingham, a researcher who has spent time with D’Amaro for his work on how high performers affect their organizations, says the new Disney chief has more than just mojo working.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Western Placer Unified School District trustees voted Tuesday to name its new K-8 school in the Village 7 area of Liberty at Lincoln Liberty Point — with lions as the mascot, set to open in 2030-31.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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According to Liberty Chief Brand Officer Shana Stephenson, the team began brainstorming on a new mascot that same year.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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“Juju.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juju. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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