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[pri-dikt] / prɪˈdɪkt /


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And while the reports are often voluminous, it is hard to predict what seemingly obscure data points could become essential in a moment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Note that, even assuming the spread expands, we can’t predict whether Treasury rates themselves will be higher or lower.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

For now, she’s receiving intensive treatment in the center’s urgent care unit, and her care team says it’s too soon to predict the outcome.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

"I'm skeptical that it will immediately push more players to the cloud quickly, but I do predict a gradual adoption of alternatives."

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

But that answer, and the idea that science evolves and that sometimes there is no way to predict the future, was uncomfortable.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Consulting firm Capital Economics predicts that a prolonged, simultaneous closure of the waterways—or significant damage to Saudi pipeline or port infrastructure—could push the global economy into a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said it expected the dangerous conditions to continue through Friday, and that "our best model for smoke only predicts out to 48 hours."

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

“Our mistakes will again be forgotten,” Odysseus predicts as the land he loves sails into the Dark Ages while he steers the helm.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The IMF predicts U.S. inflation won’t return to, nor approach, the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2% until the end of 2027 — assuming an end to the Iran war.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

However, as we have seen, classical general relativity predicts its own downfall.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Few, however, could have predicted the drama that unfolded inside six minutes.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Loomer predicted that Trump’s conservative base would follow her lead.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

She predicted that, while the closure of Hormuz had driven traffic to Bab al-Mandeb, this would now stop.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

More broadly, he said, he believes Microsoft is a “quality business with little downside,” and he predicted that the stock’s breakout will take place in the coming quarters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Adding a G sharp does raise the fourth degree of the scale by one half step, just as predicted in step 2.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

This year, scientists are predicting that El Nino could rank among the largest ever recorded.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Yet these calculations are essential for predicting the behavior of quantum materials, including superconductors.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Long-term investing has never been about predicting the perfect price.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

But when it comes to predicting cliff collapses along California’s iconic shoreline, the science has been infamously tricky to pin down.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

When the first two tsunami warnings, predicting 10-and 20-foot waves, were announced on TV, he ordered all workers to evacuate to either the seismic isolated building or high ground.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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