divining
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Others have turned toward astrology, a less scientific but increasingly popular way of divining meaning from the night sky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In a Substack post on Wednesday, Basmajian identifies the most reliable sectors with predictive value for divining future economic activity.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
To take inspiration from this fundamental part of L.A.’s past in hopes of divining its future.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
They are similar to divining rods some claim can be used to find water, and that UK water companies have used in the past to search for underground pipes.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024
Once she saw my father use the obi, the divining coconut, to answer the questions of a godchild who had come to consult him.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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