nostradamus

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In the course of his travels, he heard John Calvin speak, had his horoscope read by Nostradamus and witnessed the French dauphin toss a small dog out of a high window.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Throw in the affordability crisis — from food to energy bills — and you have an economic outlook that Nostradamus would be hard pressed to predict.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Like many, I wish I could look at the platforms from which I gather my news and see something a bit less Nostradamus, a bit more hopeful.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

And on election night, as his prophecies came true one after another, he got upgraded from “I don’t know this guy but I hope against hope that he’s right” to Nostradamus.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2024

Once, while he was in the latrine, I sneaked into his spice-scented hideaway and rifled through a stack of Rosicrucian literature and a book by Nostradamus.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago