fortune-telling
Example Sentences
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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
"People struggling with trouble turn to fortune-telling and Yadaya, seeking the power and belief derived from it," said Linn Nhyo Taryar.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
For example, the Tarot deck, originally for competitive card games, later morphed into a tool for fortune-telling.
From National Geographic • Nov. 3, 2023
Deputy commissioner Stephen Bonner told BBC News the worst tech was little better than a fortune-telling fish.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2022
“What, are we into fortune-telling now? What is this thing?”
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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