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Recent Examples of malediction Whatever the reason—gold lust, bad luck, a malediction—the Prince de Conty continues to bring ill fortune upon those in its ambit, even two hundred and seventy-eight years after its demise. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024 Without faith, youth is open more to destructive secular influences similar to fatherless children being open to the maledictions of gangs rather than the counsels found in a loving and caring and attentive two-parent home. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2024 What’s more, Presence imbues the song with a story centered around death, misfortune, and perhaps even malediction. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 11 Mar. 2024 Despite this Sisyphean malediction, with each call for new proposals, the community still tries to push its boulder back to the mountaintop. Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 2 June 2021 But perhaps the malediction presently heaped upon them will give them pause in the future. Winston Groom, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2018 Their language seemed perfectly suited for songs and maledictions. Linda Kinstler, Longreads, 27 June 2018
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curse
Noun
  • The following list contains killer robots, talking cats, deadly curses and period crime dramas.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • The 18-inch model leaves a cavernous space beneath the bed that can accommodate several tote-style storage containers—which could be a blessing or a curse depending on the usual state of your bedroom floor.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 15 May 2025

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“Malediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malediction. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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