the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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The railroad arrives, opening the door to the banana company and accelerating the town's downfall, pushing the Buendía family closer to the curse that has haunted them for generations. Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 What was the blessing and the curse of having that success so early? Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026 Everyone was in a hurry to move forward into a newly peaceful world, a world without the tragedies of war abroad and the curse of sickness at home. Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026 Lord Dalhousie, in one of his diary entries, blamed the rumors of the curse on the British press. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 May 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 24 May. 2026.

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