almanac
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Farmers are dealing with enough grim news to fill an almanac.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Sporadic dialogue, like a wedding speech and a game show segment, is intended to represent an almanac of data, submitted by paying members of the public, that creates “the definition” of humanity.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
And although this almanac doesn’t cite the moon’s influence on weather, it does rely on solar activity, as well as climatology and meteorology.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2023
It’s a lot easier to type “when is the next full moon” into Google than to whip out a dusty almanac or follow Instagram influencers that make learning about your natal chart fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
The almanac had a strange, soapy smell and made a cracking noise like fire as she turned the pages.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
They read popular almanacs, and learned and admired the intricacies of orreries—mechanical models of the celestial sphere—that they flocked to view at numerous colleges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
And unlike meteorologists, the almanacs are willing to stand by specific days-long predictions made some 18 months in advance.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2023
Astrology endured only in the publication of monthly or annual almanacs.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 24, 2023
Farmers also once relied upon these sayings, some of which were printed in almanacs.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
Use encyclopedias, almanacs, anything you can get your hands on.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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