the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal

: the process of menstruation

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In the end, the most overt rebuke came from Biden, whose Presidency ends in just eleven days, with the curse of knowing that the story of his four years in office will appear in the history books not as the decisive defeat of Trumpism but as the failure to contain it. —

Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025 Ellen understands what tragic role sexuality plays in the curse of the vampire, and the cure, even before von Franz can suss it out. —

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024 Too bad that her attractive, new next-door neighbor, Max, is secretly there with the intent of restoring the curse that was limiting her family. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024 Robert Pattinson's Possession remake director teases 'viciously sharp, crazy, insane' film with 'teeth and ferocity' If thousands — or perhaps even millions— end up inheriting the curse from Skye, what does that mean for a third film? —

Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the curse