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In Rye: Playing a boy named Josh in the movie “Big,” Tom Hanks consults Zoltar, a fortune-telling machine at Playland Amusement Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Myanmar has a rich culture of fortune-telling, and many believe the future can be discerned by mystics.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

My grandfather was a believer in feng shui and fortune-telling, and he had my dad’s reading done at birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

For example, the Tarot deck, originally for competitive card games, later morphed into a tool for fortune-telling.

From National Geographic • Nov. 3, 2023

He debates whether to leave, unsure of proper fortune-telling etiquette.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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