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

Delphi under towering Parnassus, where Apollo’s oracle was, plays an important part in mythology.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton