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Last week Greenspan delphically hedged on his prediction, saying he wanted to verify the data and didn't mean to upset anyone, but the idea remained quite unsettling.

From Time Magazine Archive

"We are about to see an age where the environment itself is arranged as a teaching machine," he lectured delphically.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the question, "What lands lie beyond the Jordan?" the Freshman replied, delphically: "It all depends upon which side of the Jordan you are."

From Time Magazine Archive