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Prophets

American  
[prof-its] / ˈprɒf ɪts /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the canonical group of books that forms the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.


Prophets British  
/ ˈprɒfɪts /

plural noun

  1. the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, which in Jewish tradition is subdivided into the Former Prophets, Joshua, Judges, I-II Samuel, and I-II Kings, and the Latter Prophets, comprising those books which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets and which are divided into Major Prophets and Minor Prophets Compare Law of Moses Hagiographa

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Appeared in the July 16, 2026, print edition as 'OpenAI and Anthropic Put Prophets Before Profits'.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"The existence of Small Prophets proves the point: that British telly can still create impossible marvels like this is a reason to keep believing in magic."

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

Prophets are therefore expected to submit to the authority of the apostolic leaders.

From Salon May 26, 2024

The incident is likely to have torn up track on one of the miner's two lines to export ports, said David Lennox of wealth manager Fat Prophets in Sydney, which holds Rio shares.

From Reuters Jun. 19, 2023

Plus, not every prophecy is good, and people get mad at the Prophets as if it’s their fault.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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