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forecast

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




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The commission said these measures were expected to raise about £248m, with councils forecast to bring in a further £1.2bn from fees and other charges such as for leisure centres and some refuse services.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Headline annual inflation rose to 4.2% in May as expected but markets focused on core inflation easing more than forecast on a month-on-month basis to 0.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The online pet-supplies retailer said Wednesday it now expects net sales to come in between $13.4 billion and $13.55 billion this year, down from a prior forecast of $13.6 billion to $13.75 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Ford at the time forecast a $1.5 billion to $2 billion of one-time incremental costs to secure alternatively sourced aluminum “until the Novelis facility is operating at full throughput later this year.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

No one told Burnham about the fire, no one told him of the cancellations, and no one told him of Murphy’s forecast.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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