the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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Fans blamed the curse for the team’s decades-long drought in World Series appearances, which finally ended in 2016. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025 This man exists in perpetuity on basic cable, playing at 2 p.m. on Sunday, killing human traffickers with the curse words bleeped out. Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025 Sriram stars in her 16mm debut as AP, a fun-loving dominatrix who learns from a tarot reader (Big Freedia) that she’s been cursed, and the only way to lift the curse is to come up with $1,000 and sacrifice a baby lamb. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025 Prompted by this unexpected gesture, AP tells Robert about the curse and asks for some money. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 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 25 Apr. 2025.

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