oracle
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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
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
First arriving in Egypt in 332, the young conqueror was on his way to consult the oracle of Zeus-Ammon at Siwah when he first glimpsed the site of Alexandria.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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