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mystics

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plural of mystic

as in seers

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Not in seers, not in sibyls, not in spirits from the great beyond.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Laqueur’s book dwells on the way that canines often function in art—as seers of things that people miss.

— Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

Definition of seers

Noun

All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
The loudest of those skeptics still get treated as oracles, even as the downside bets behind them quietly decay toward nothing.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of oracles

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ChatGPT had its moment in 2022; some futurists say that the robot moment will occur as soon as 2027.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Whereas futurists look forward to achieving eternal life by uploading their brains to the cloud, many prefer a more traditional conception of salvation.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of futurists

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This is where the city stages its daily open-air show — street artists sketching portraits, fortune-tellers shuffling cards and musicians playing for appreciative crowds.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Street artists and fortune-tellers set up here daily, creating a scene that feels spontaneous every time.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of fortune-tellers

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The long history of psychedelics and religion is filled with scientists, anthropologists, mystics, shamans, outlaws, and prophets, but these two men are, more than any others, the patron saints of our current psychedelic revival.

— Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Or so claim these prophets of inverted doom who conjure a past that never was, as shaped by the fractured lens of the present.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of prophets

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Minor flooding could occur where heavier rain falls, forecasters said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Due to El Nino, forecasters said the eastern Pacific storms formed farther west and tracked more westward, remaining over the open ocean throughout their cycle.

— John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

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