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almanac

[awl-muh-nak] / ˈɔl məˌnæk /
NOUN
document containing information for a year
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Sporadic dialogue, like a wedding speech and a game show segment, is intended to represent an almanac of data, submitted by paying members of the public, that creates “the definition” of humanity.

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2024

The catalogs are listed in alphabetical order and none are produced by the venerable almanac, which was founded in 1792.

From Washington Times Dec. 28, 2023

And although this almanac doesn’t cite the moon’s influence on weather, it does rely on solar activity, as well as climatology and meteorology.

From Scientific American Nov. 10, 2023

The oldest southern resident, a female known as L25, is estimated to have been born in 1928 — her body a living almanac of nearly a century of humanity’s runoff.

From Seattle Times Jul. 19, 2023

The almanac had a strange, soapy smell and made a cracking noise like fire as she turned the pages.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

They read popular almanacs, and learned and admired the intricacies of orreries—mechanical models of the celestial sphere—that they flocked to view at numerous colleges.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

Do the almanacs perform better than weather companies and agencies that provide nationwide forecasts that are built on the latest atmospheric science and supercomputer models?

From Scientific American Nov. 10, 2023

Astrology endured only in the publication of monthly or annual almanacs.

From National Geographic Aug. 24, 2023

Those who need some calming reading at this point in time should consider The Old Farmer’s Almanac — which informs the Beltway that the brand new 2023 almanacs are “shipping now.”

From Washington Times May 1, 2023

But the weather judges didn’t agree any more than the almanacs did, so in the end Father would go out and frown at the sky a dozen times a day, and then make a guess.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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