forecast
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The government predicts about 42,500 new operators will be needed annually to backfill those leaving the job, and to meet the projected 4% growth in that workforce forecast by 2035.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
They are priced between 13 and 16 times forecast per-share earnings for the next 12 months, and around 1 to 1.2 times forecast revenues.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Keep up to date with the forecast where you are on the BBC Weather website and app.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Electricity demand is forecast to grow an average 2.9% annually in Thailand, 3.3% in Malaysia and 5.6% in Vietnam over the next decade, driven mainly by data centers and AI workloads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I don’t think it’s really going to rain much. Weather forecast for this afternoon said mostly sunny.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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Economic forecasts for the coming months continue to be grim as fighting in the Middle East intensifies.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some forecasts do show the potential for rain returning more widely from late week and into next, but others hint at continuing high pressure and potentially even warmer air.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The findings could eventually help scientists improve forecasts of how sea ice moves across the Arctic as the region continues to warm.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The analyst lowers his operating-profit forecasts for the South Korean flat-panel display maker by about 25% for 2026 and 11% for 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
There was a whole tribe of men who made a living simply by selling systems, forecasts, and lucky amulets.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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The NPS said on Monday that a second body had been recovered, while warning that "forecasted weather may affect the timing and pace" of further search operations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Management forecasted revenue of $650 million, missing Wall Street estimates of $807 million.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Maybank’s Brian Lee said inflation likely remains contained, with the core print unlikely to exceed the MAS’s forecasted range of 1.5% to 2.5% on a strong Singapore dollar and soft labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The designation comes at any event where the temperature is forecasted to exceed 31C at any time the cars are on track.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Moreover, the world down there was far warmer than anyone had expected, with a temperature at 10,000 meters of 180 degrees centigrade, nearly twice the forecasted level.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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“We’re always forecasting across our operations, and we regularly produce and revise numerous versions of planning documents,” Steve Kelly, an Amazon spokesperson, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Met Office is forecasting the second half of September will see a return to drier conditions, particularly in the south where the rain is needed the most.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Now they are forecasting sales to be up 1.3% for the year and down 3.5% for the fourth quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Understanding how strongly the Indian and Pacific oceans influence each other is important for climate forecasting.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I am Dr. Karlsson, and I work with the Level Fours who have forecasting marvels. But Headmarveller Rivera asked me to speak to you. Can you tell me a bit about the things you knit?”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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