crystal ball

Example Sentences

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And while we don’t possess a crystal ball, we believe that the tourism decline of 2025 could well continue through 2026.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

But on the question of whom President Donald Trump would choose as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, prediction markets dropped the crystal ball, highlighting the inherent limitations of their predictive power.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

We shouldn’t expect financial advisers to have a crystal ball — or to deliver consistently outsize returns.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Even without a crystal ball, investors may view all those swirling questions as reason enough to take some profits after a year of big gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Moments after the Gran ended the ceremony, the Oracle swept through the square, their long holographic cape billowing in the night breeze, their crystal ball suspended in the air beside them.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega