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oracle

[awr-uh-kuhl, or-] / ˈɔr ə kəl, ˈɒr- /


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Their oracle, the seer Teiresias, enters the scene to give voice to their will and put Creon in the wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

An oracle is a person, usually possessing long-earned wisdom, that can share reliable information about the future.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 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

But they also lead new professors to become glued to that position in the room, reifying the power imbalance that already exists: professor as oracle, center-front at the microphone.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

“Don’t you have... I don’t know,” Percy said, “an oracle or something?”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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