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The bottom line: Prediction markets are being seriously skewed by what their whales are hoping will be the case rather than what they truly believe will come to pass.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

In explaining why its downbeat scenarios in April didn’t come to pass, the IMF pointed to unexpected flexibility in energy markets that prevented a bigger price crunch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

At this point, no one knows whether a salary cap might actually come to pass, or whether an all-the-teams, all-the-time media outlet might come to pass.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

It's early days, but that has not come to pass yet.

From BBC May 14, 2026

The morning has rolled into afternoon, afternoon into evening, evening into night, and I still haven’t heard anything from her, the threat she gave yesterday buried under what has come to pass.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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