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prediction

[pri-dik-shuhn] / prɪˈdɪk ʃən /


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Though both figures are higher than today’s yields, this isn’t a prediction of where bonds are headed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

In July, the New York Mets partnered with Novig, becoming the first Major League Baseball to ink a deal with a prediction market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

For 2031, Citi forecasts about $1 trillion in revenue, in line with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s bold prediction.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

This remains only a prediction at this stage.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

He wanted to think the old man was just psyching him out, but something told him the prediction was true.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

Tracking predictions for the film’s debut have steadily trended downward and settled between $15 million and $19 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"What excites me is that the technique doesn't require knowing the answer in advance. Here we could check our measurements against exact predictions," Endres says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

His firm offers growers crop predictions for strawberries and also raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and tomatoes.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Mr. Rove is right to question confident predictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Unless you get the complete list of predictions or a randomly selected subset, the correct predictions mean nothing.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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