the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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Enter: the witch, who traveled to Brosnahan's home to lift the curse. EW.com, 17 July 2025 Call it the curse of the Peruvian presidency: Since the turn of the millennium, no fewer than seven presidents have been brought to trial or faced legal challenges relating to allegations of corruption or human rights abuses. Ángela Reyes Haczek, CNN Money, 18 May 2025 Or maybe the hockey gods will simply decide the Leafs have had enough punishment after 58 years and lift the curse, leading to a 12-0 Game 7 win where the Core Four all somehow get first-period hat tricks and ride their sticks around at center ice like Tie Domi the rest of the night? James Mirtle, New York Times, 16 May 2025 The only antidote to the curse is finding someone to love him by the following spring. Francesca Gariano, People.com, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the curse

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“The curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20curse. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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