As Stevie Wonder’s eponymous 1972 hit suggests, there’s something specifically ominous about a 13-month-old baby that puts it in league with the bad juju of falling ladders and broken looking glasses.
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Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Aug. 2026
Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday.
Additional discoveries include scarabs inscribed with the names of kings and deities, together with amulets for protection, fertility, and strength, reflecting the political and religious structures of the time.
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Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
18 Sep. 2026
The Rahvi lights, meanwhile, are adorned with jewelry-like amulets of semiprecious stones.
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Sean Santiago,
Architectural Digest,
15 Sep. 2026
Some fans have criticized the use of lovable Bucks mascot Bango to announce the deal.
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Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2026
Denver Broncos previous mascot, Thunder IV, rides onto the field prior to the start of the third quarter of the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Empower Field at Mile High on September 20, 2026, in Denver, Colorado.
After Alexander Isak’s bitter exit a year previously, Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and, most alarmingly, Bruno Guimaraes, Newcastle’s captain and talisman, pushed to move elsewhere during the off-season.
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Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2026
And your neighbor’s rooster that heralds the dawn every single morning is actually a living talisman of protection.
The zero-day allows any app or terminal command to gain access to the token that authenticates users to their Muse account.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
21 Sep. 2026
Caesars sportsbook is sweetening the deal for race night, giving new users the chance to earn 10 profit boost tokens of 100% when using code FOXNEWSDYW.
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