envisaging

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In a final, unsent letter, addressed to Maximilien Robespierre, she wrote, “speak; it is something to know one’s fate, and with a soul like mine, one is capable of envisaging it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Attempts to avoid the measurement problem—for example, by envisaging a reality in which quantum states don’t collapse at all—have led physicists into strange terrain where measurement outcomes can be subjective.

From Scientific American • May 22, 2023

“Even with our modern ways of envisaging our landscape, it’s still difficult for us archaeologists, scientists, scholars to make a proper map.”

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

However, the Heat said this is the first time a team has wholly embraced cryptocurrency, envisaging a future where fans can also pay for merchandise and food at a game with Bitcoin.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2021

“I don’t want a fuss,” said Harry quickly, envisaging the additional strain this would put on them all.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling