oracle

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"If implemented at scale, it could represent a milestone in the history of knowledge storage, akin to oracle bones, medieval parchment or the modern hard drive," they said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Yet if Flanner was no oracle, she was also no fascist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Such questions call for an oracle, a big thinker, a visionary.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Days later, the Dalai Lama fled the palace, a decision he said was based on divine orders from his personal oracle.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

But the way it turned out, the whole thing sort of backfired, because by the end of the period the whole class—Toby included—was as hung up on the whole oracle bit as Mrs. Granger was.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder