nostradamus

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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

Throw in the affordability crisis — from food to energy bills — and you have an economic outlook that Nostradamus would be hard pressed to predict.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

And on election night, as his prophecies came true one after another, he got upgraded from “I don’t know this guy but I hope against hope that he’s right” to Nostradamus.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2024

Nonetheless, Roberts’ conviction never waned Thursday, setting himself up to be baseball’s version of Joe Namath and Nostradamus — or the team to fall short of the loftiest of expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022

Melquíades got deeper into his interpretations of Nostradamus.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez