almanac

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

Although neither almanac will share the details of its formula, both are open about what goes into their predictions.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2023

The oldest southern resident, a female known as L25, is estimated to have been born in 1928 — her body a living almanac of nearly a century of humanity’s runoff.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

The almanac estimates that the moon will appear 7% bigger than “normal” full moons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

Cora spent most of the day in her bedroom with the latest almanac Royal had given her.

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

Among farmers, the almanacs are highly valued and respected because of their long history, says Steve Hu, an agricultural climatologist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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

“From the mountains,” she said, after an article in one of the dusty almanacs.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead