haruspex

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As Chief Haruspex at Ntrailz, where we bring a different and more hepatoscopy-driven perspective to elections than many news organizations, I’m no stranger to misguided outrage from the unenlightened masses.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2020

A regular monthly column, for example, is called "Haruspex," for the Roman soothsay ers who divined the future by poking through the entrails of sacrificial animals.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reading Harriman's 1956 budget message, Republican Heck suddenly leaped to his feet and cried: "Haruspex!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Haruspex is printing; it waits for the conclusion.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

We should add that the ceremony was impressively performed by the Hon. and Rev. Pontifex Maximus, assisted by the Haruspex Bobbus Montgomeriensis.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various