oracle
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Aschenbrenner, who is in his mid-20s, was seen by some as an AI oracle, with other investors closely tracking his firm’s movements as it placed big, leveraged bets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"If implemented at scale, it could represent a milestone in the history of knowledge storage, akin to oracle bones, medieval parchment or the modern hard drive," they said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Such questions call for an oracle, a big thinker, a visionary.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
Days later, the Dalai Lama fled the palace, a decision he said was based on divine orders from his personal oracle.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
At that point, Melanie suggested that perhaps the questions to the oracle ought to be written in hieroglyphics, but for some reason Toby was against it.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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In the age of oracles, learning to answer that question may be the most important thing any of us can do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
And recognize that oracles can have questions, too.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022
Jocasta tries to reassure her husband that oracles don’t always get it right by telling him that one once told Laius that he would die by his son’s end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2020
The Greeks thus offered sacrifices to keep the gods appeased, and sought out oracles for hints of what the future held, but did not normally pursue a deeply spiritual connection with their deities.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
For Pomp, who begs tales of horror and enchantment, Olakunde recounted tales of the red monkey who with withered lips enounced sacred knowledge to the oracles of Oyo.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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