oracle
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"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
Yet if Flanner was no oracle, she was also no fascist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 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
He broke in upon her words to tell her what filled his mind so that nothing else could reach it: the terrible words of the oracle of Apollo.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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