runes
Example Sentences
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In the meantime, those running businesses or services are trying to read the runes.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
So when I’m with somebody that’s really invested and committed to runes or tarot, I am hook, line and sinker in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
With sieg meaning “victory,” the runes became ubiquitous in Nazi Germany as a shorthand rallying cry for “victory, victory!”
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024
“Like the Russian pro-invasion Z, the infamous SS symbol used by the Nazi Schutzstaffel — two ancient runes that resemble lightning bolts—also stands for victory,” he wrote at the time.
From Washington Times ● May 20, 2023
His companion reined in the horses, clambered down from the driver's seat, and took out his runes.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
