prophecy
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People who expect elevated price increases may choose to spend more in the present and demand higher wage increases, which could make inflation expectations a self-fulfilling prophecy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
When leaders insist that AI will double productivity, employees often overwork to fulfill that prophecy.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
"We check, we check again - it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy."
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
It’s becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy in which the “public” in public health is erased, ignoring the deeply rooted fact that an individual’s health cannot and never will be isolated from everyone else.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025
Now, I think I am correct in saying that you have not told anybody that you know what the prophecy said?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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The Hate U Give
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