Today’s “Word of the Day” is crystal ball and it is a noun meaning “a clear crystal/glass ball used by fortune-tellers (crystal-gazers) to predict future events by looking into it”.
Example Sentence: After intensive research, Prof Sarah Gilbert, from Oxford’s Jenner Institute, said they were more than happy with the first results, which showed good immunity after a single dose of vaccine. Gilbert and her colleagues, who once said they could have a vaccine by September, will not predict when it might be available. “None of us have a crystal ball,” she said.
This word is present in The Guardian article Oxford coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response, trial shows and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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