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Recent Examples of juju
Have the world-weary shamus and the former Aztec capital lost their noir juju?
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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
Sacrifice a Hot ’n’ Ready halfway between second and third base in Comerica Park in hopes of breaking up the bad juju there?
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2024
Seventies California was loaded with bad juju, from the Zodiac Killer to the Patty Hearst kidnapping to Jim Jones.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2023
The bad juju vibes for the Red Sox at Tropicana Field continued Tuesday evening.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
Guy denies that there’s bad juju in the locker room.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
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
Sacrifice a Hot ’n’ Ready halfway between second and third base in Comerica Park in hopes of breaking up the bad juju there?
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2024
Seventies California was loaded with bad juju, from the Zodiac Killer to the Patty Hearst kidnapping to Jim Jones.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2023
The bad juju vibes for the Red Sox at Tropicana Field continued Tuesday evening.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
Guy denies that there’s bad juju in the locker room.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juju
Noun
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During his Vanguard set, Moran at one point paused to hold up a talisman.—
Elizabeth Alexander,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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Brianna takes a picture of the shell on the beach, then holds it in her hand, staring as if at a talisman.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Discovery: On a hike with her family, a 3-year-old stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, April 2, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed in a Facebook post that three-year-old Ziv Nitzan of Ramot Meir found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel Azekah, Israel in March.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But not long after, sources said, the brand began to lose its mojo and struggle with financial issues.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, Paramount’s indecisiveness on actually releasing September 5 theatrically rather than through its subsidiary Republic Pictures cost the film valuable time, including having enough mojo behind it to get into the ACE and BAFTA races.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Farther north, Louie the Cardinal wins the ACC mascot championship race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord to kickoff the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament in Charlotte; team mascots compete on the famed quarter-mile at Charlotte Motor Speedway.—
The Pham,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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Getting to the playoffs should be the real expectation, and whatever happens in October is about luck and health more than preparation or fast-food mascots.—
Keith Law,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Juju.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juju. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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