crystal ball
noun
1
: a sphere especially of quartz crystal traditionally used by fortune tellers
2
: a means or method of predicting future events
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Managing will take more than wishes and crystal balls.
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Caroline Aiken Koster, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
The ball drop tradition began in 1907 and has evolved over the years, with the current crystal ball debuting in 1999.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
But is this the best way to read a crystal ball, or is there even a way to predict things accurately?
—Joe Hudicka, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Google Search began as an unusually good online directory, but for years, Google has encouraged seeing it as a crystal ball that supplies the one true answer on command.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Aiken Koster, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
The ball drop tradition began in 1907 and has evolved over the years, with the current crystal ball debuting in 1999.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
But is this the best way to read a crystal ball, or is there even a way to predict things accurately?
—Joe Hudicka, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Google Search began as an unusually good online directory, but for years, Google has encouraged seeing it as a crystal ball that supplies the one true answer on command.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Crystal ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crystal%20ball. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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