horoscope
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In the course of his travels, he heard John Calvin speak, had his horoscope read by Nostradamus and witnessed the French dauphin toss a small dog out of a high window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
But the country's most popular horoscope forecasting the Buddhist new year starting in early 2026, touted by street vendors nationwide in recent days, contains clashing portents.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
Many critics noted that their work suffered from selection bias and determinism; a 1991 Newsweek article described it as “an elaborate historical horoscope that will never withstand scholarly scrutiny.”
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
"I am a horse on my horoscope so I don't know if that has any correlation."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
He knew Kepler from his time in Prague, when he had cast a horoscope which, in the eyes of the Duke, was remarkably accurate in its prophecies.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Some studies have linked belief in horoscopes and zodiac signs to "confirmation bias", the tendency to believe or remember information that aligns with our pre-existing beliefs, and interpret it selectively to support them.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
With no smartphone to scroll, she tried to find something to enjoy in the glossy pages — an article about flying fishes, the horoscopes, a feature on male yeast infections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
In another trial, when given a photograph of a stocked bookshelf, both chatbots offered detailed descriptions of the hypothetical owner’s supposed character and interests that were almost like AI-generated horoscopes.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023
The more individual-focused horoscopes came later, around 400 B.C.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 24, 2023
But there was one way in which he could both make some money and endear himself to the top people in the Graz community—by casting horoscopes.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Power Suffix: -scope
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