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Recent Examples of jujuNeedless 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 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
But Wawrinka, who won his singles rubber against France’s Arthur Rinderknech 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(5) in the previous round-robin to put Switzerland in with a chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals, remained a talisman for the team even in a close defeat.
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The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Such talismans blended Africa and the Americas, bringing together old and new practices, beliefs, and objects.
Bros Gets It Buc‑ee’s More road trips will feature the face of the famous beaver mascot, Buc-ee, as Texas’ flagship gas station and convenience store is set to open three new locations.
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Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
Those events have grown over the years as well, with marching bands and live mascots even turning up for the occasion.