fortune cookie
noun
: a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is printed a fortune, proverb, or humorous statement
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This reimagines something as lowly as a fortune cookie into something far more than a treat but media real estate.
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Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
The culinary team on Air Force One served beef stir fry and fortune cookies to the delegation.
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Aiming for profundity, all this final sequence manages to achieve is the philosophical heft of a discount fortune cookie.
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Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
The factory produces up to 10,000 fortune cookies a day and offers tours that should be on every visitor's San Francisco itinerary.
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Roseann Cattani,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2026
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Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
The culinary team on Air Force One served beef stir fry and fortune cookies to the delegation.
—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Aiming for profundity, all this final sequence manages to achieve is the philosophical heft of a discount fortune cookie.
—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
The factory produces up to 10,000 fortune cookies a day and offers tours that should be on every visitor's San Francisco itinerary.
—
Roseann Cattani,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Fortune cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortune%20cookie. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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