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[fawr-see] / fɔrˈsi /


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Is it possible, many have wondered, to foresee when and where a bluff might collapse — and perhaps even turn these predictions into early warning alerts?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

This is going to be painful in ways that you can’t foresee, but if you remain adaptable and empathetic, you could be embarking on an illuminating chapter of your life.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

"What we did not foresee is that this project would end up being his last major commission," he added.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Cumulatively, these projections foresee nearly 23 million units added across two decades, when demand only called for roughly 19.4 million.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

What I did not foresee was that the work would be housework.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

In its first look into 2027, the International Energy Agency said it foresees the return of an oil glut due to record investments.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

The agreement foresees a phased lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports as well as the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, something European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said should happen immediately.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

He foresees a “highly probable future” where blockchain becomes a major venue for NYSE’s core operations, such as trading, clearing, settlement, capital formation and data distribution, Blaugrund said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Rather than one replacing the other, it foresees more partnerships between "AI tool firms and IT services firms that can create several new areas of work".

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

And it matters very little what one does or foresees, since if one does not separate or scatter the inhabitants, they will not forget that name or those institutions.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

As governor he foresaw the economic advantages of cultivating Japanese auto manufacturers for investment in Tennessee.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The signers of the Declaration of Independence never foresaw a World Cup, much less an American World Cup team.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Has the office served its purpose, or has it lingered one bureaucracy layered on top of a bunch of other bureaucracies, as some critics foresaw?

From Slate Jun. 15, 2026

But it is unlikely, as it strategised ahead of commencing the attacks on Iran, that the US fully foresaw some of these economic consequences.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

He was not complacent about the challenges, though the obstacles he foresaw were geographical and financial, not technical.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Others, like “Obsession,” catapult from modest beginnings into an echelon of popularity that not even the academics and historians could’ve foreseen.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

While some supply-chain-related impact to IBM’s prior expectations were foreseen, “we did not anticipate the magnitude of the capex reprioritization,” Krishna said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

However, Shuttleworth suggested Swatch could not have foreseen violence breaking out.

From BBC May 18, 2026

“There may be, in the future, some slowdown. We cannot predict it. But a change in the scope of the project is not foreseen at the moment.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

“I had not foreseen this,” Gwydion murmured, when Taran had finished.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

People could be forgiven for not foreseeing the earth-shattering events that were around the bend—the Depression, World War II, the birth of Elvis Presley.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

He is shifting Brazil exposure to longer-term bonds, foreseeing a “neutral” interest rate of 10% to 11%, eventually.

From Barron's Dec. 23, 2025

Zarqa Al Yamama is the story of a blue-eyed tribal matriarch with the gift of foreseeing the future in pre-Islamic Arabia.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2024

The A.M.A., reflecting a now bygone era perhaps more optimistic than our own, was foreseeing a continuing tide of advances in medical science that would carry people along in good health for decade after decade.

From New York Times Dec. 28, 2023

“That’s the one,” said Harry, foreseeing a great danger and determining to prevent it immediately.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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