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forecast

[fawr-kast, -kahst, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈfoʊr- /




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Marvell Technology just said it is boosting its annual forecast, but so far investors are shrugging that off.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Those subagents perform the tasks employees prompt them for, such as tracking variances in a sales forecast and automatically sending an anomaly notification.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Rain is expected on all three days but Monday, when most attendees are expected to leave, is forecast to be drier.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The National Weather Service has forecast potential showers and thunderstorms for Thursday and Friday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

‘I’m pretending to read out the shipping forecast and instead of this calm we’re having, a storm’s brewing. Out at sea.’

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

Securing those components and avoiding supply constraints is the only thing preventing the company from growing faster, executives said after reporting quarterly sales and profits Wednesday that topped analysts’ forecasts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The Bank of Korea tightened monetary policy by 25 basis points to 3% Thursday while simultaneously raising growth forecasts.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

In a highly anticipated report, the world's most valuable company shattered forecasts by unveiling revenues more than doubled on-year in the second quarter and said it expected another blowout in July-September.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The strategy may help the company skirt supply constraints and realize lofty revenue growth forecasts, but it isn’t risk-free.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

“It has been my experience that apocalyptic forecasts on the U.S. financial markets are rarely realized within limited horizons,” one investor wrote to Burry.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Management forecasted revenue of $650 million, missing Wall Street estimates of $807 million.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

NATS, the UK's air traffic control service, said "weather disruption was expected to continue through the rest of the day" after "forecasted severe weather across the south east of England".

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

The designation comes at any event where the temperature is forecasted to exceed 31C at any time the cars are on track.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Economists have forecasted those pressures are delaying a strong recovery in single-family housing starts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Because if I didn’t beat Elliot in this, he would go on to the next level of the Academy, and I’d be left behind, waiting for whatever awful future the letter forecasted to come true.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

For the October quarter, Marvell is forecasting revenue of $3.15 billion at the midpoint, which is above the FactSet consensus for $3 billion.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

The weather service is forecasting high temperatures of up to 108 degrees across the lower mountains and foothills and Cuyama Valley, according to the red flag warning, which goes into effect at 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Michael Bruce, owner of the Glen Tannar estate in Aberdeenshire, specialises in controlled burning of moorland and helps the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service with its wildfire forecasting.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Their conclusion: “Human-made forecasting is still the best way to go, and even that is still wrong.”

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

At sunset, clouds piled up like purple mountains, forecasting rain.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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