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snakebitten

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The fact is, some presidents just seem snakebitten.

From Washington Times Nov. 28, 2023

"I don’t anyone thinks the season is over,'' he said. "We’re snakebitten.

From Fox News Nov. 27, 2021

And of course Paul hasn’t always been at his best in some crushing losses, a nagging record of inconsistency that dovetails with a general tendency toward the snakebitten.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2021

So you can imagine the sensation around town with the Eagles back in the Super Bowl, one tantalizing win away from the snakebitten team’s first title in 58 years.

From The Guardian Feb. 1, 2018

She remembered something Mullah Faizullah used to say about hunger when Ramadan started: Even the snakebitten man finds sleep, but not the hungry.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini