as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
Worried the house may be haunted, the family hired a clairvoyant to interpret its energy.
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At the height of the pandemic, when only a clairvoyant could have made an accurate 12-month business plan, my Bain & Company colleagues Darrell Rigby, Joost Spits, and Steve Berez wrote an article for Harvard Business Review offering a more agile approach.
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David Michels, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Two clairvoyants encouraged Latoya to move out of the house, but that wasn’t financially feasible for the family at the time.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The family sought religious counsel and advice from clairvoyants who claimed that more than 200 demons or spirits controlled the Carolina Street home.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The fill-in turned out to be the clairvoyant’s former classmate.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
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David Michels, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Two clairvoyants encouraged Latoya to move out of the house, but that wasn’t financially feasible for the family at the time.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The family sought religious counsel and advice from clairvoyants who claimed that more than 200 demons or spirits controlled the Carolina Street home.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The fill-in turned out to be the clairvoyant’s former classmate.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Clairvoyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clairvoyant. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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