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palmistry

[pah-muh-stree] / ˈpɑ mə stri /




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In Pasadena, Romani communities set up seasonal caravan camps, where Saar first encountered astrology and palmistry charts that inspired her interest in the unknown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

His now-defunct TikTok account, which has more than 300,000 followers, claims to make predictions based on astrology and palmistry.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

After explaining that she had picked up the precepts of medieval palmistry decades ago, from an art-historian neighbor whose specialty was Hieronymus Bosch, Atwood spent several disconcerting minutes poring over my hands.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 10, 2017

The name came from a random page in a Victorian book of palmistry.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2016

The palmistry, the scriptology, the rest of their esoterica.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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