oracle
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When Paul the Octopus predicted all of Germany's results correctly at the 2010 World Cup, he was hailed by the world as an oracle.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Yet she’s also a protein-loading weight-lifting buff who favors all-black outfits and clear opinions, not a robed oracle speaking in riddles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Such questions call for an oracle, a big thinker, a visionary.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
An oracle is a person, usually possessing long-earned wisdom, that can share reliable information about the future.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
He felt that he must get counsel from the oracle and he would not hear of her sharing the perils of the voyage.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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