the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

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And though Tommy thinks his boyfriend is being ridiculous, the curse looks a little more plausible when Buck wakes up the next morning with his face covered in boils. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024 The market has been buoyed by the belief that Apple Intelligence will coax the masses into buying a new phone, ending the curse of longer upgrade cycles. Andrew Williams, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024 After that traumatic event, each of them became the new host of the curse. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024 Instead, a shootout ensues and both drug dealers end up dead, leaving Lewis—whom Joel didn't know was there—as the only living witness and heir to the curse. Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the curse 

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