the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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As a result, the Owens women — with Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing back as the witchy aunts of Bullock and Kidman’s characters — must reunite to finally break the curse that has haunted their family. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 Now that the film is a cult classic with a sequel on the way, maybe the curse has been lifted? — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 After all those years, the curse had finally been broken, and a franchise once defined by failure suddenly became one of baseball’s great modern success stories. — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Abdurraqib’s point, though, appears to be that the curse might be a blessing in disguise, or at least that our attempts to outrun the curse might be more cursed than the curse itself. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 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 2 Sep. 2026.

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