foretelling

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A viral thought experiment by Citrini Research foretelling mass white-collar unemployment, cratering consumer spending and financial contagion tapped into deep anxieties about the technology both on Wall Street and among the broader public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

A foretelling of last earthly smells, whether for the hunted or the hunter.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

A number of religious sects arose foretelling the end of days.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Or perhaps the witches’ prophecy that he’s about to hear, the one foretelling his rise to the throne, has already begun to unmoor him from reality.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2021

He had the power both of foretelling the future and of changing his shape at will.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton