evil eye

Definition of evil eyenext

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Noun
  • The affected data include childhood immunization rates against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, hepatitis, chicken pox and flu; and rates for 13 year olds and expectant mothers.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Their limited time together is so important that Ryan throws caution to the wind and contracts chicken pox from an ill Phoebe.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Morgan responded with a slap and brush off of the voodoo.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
  • Momsen won't answer if she's ever owned a voodoo doll.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Brazil’s European curse at the World Cup continues thanks to Norway’s biggest star.
    Andy Clayton, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • Not obsessed One Wish Willow Nikki, but actual Nikki, now awoken from her curse when Bear dies.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • In France, more than 1,000 excess deaths were recorded during the heat spell, according to the country’s national public health agency.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Dettori retired as a jockey after taking some rides in Brazil following a spell racing in the United States, Britain's PA news agency reported.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
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“Evil eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil%20eye. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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