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predict

[pri-dikt] / prɪˈdɪkt /


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We all know how difficult it can be to predict long-term winners in the stock market, and at this stage of the AI build-out, it might be foolhardy to do so.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

But the further out you try to predict the future, the greater the uncertainties become.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Liz Cheslett-Davey, catchment co-ordinator at the EA, said the algae could "appear quickly and the conditions that encourage it to form aren't always easy to predict".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the exact amount is tough to predict, but the state probably would collect tens of billions of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

You can’t predict exactly when each kid will pop up from his or her seat.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Goldman Sachs predicts that widespread adoption could accelerate projects, slash capital expenditure and reduce the price of a barrel of oil by up to $11.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

It explains the Cosmic Microwave Background -- the faint radiation left over from the early Universe -- and accurately predicts how galaxies are distributed across vast cosmic distances.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Once the big AI platforms start facing pressure from shareholders to show a profit, he predicts: "They will start clamping down."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Consider a statistic known as the r-squared, which measures the extent to which one data series explains or predicts another.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The Population Reference Bureau predicts that the world’s total population will double to 7,000,000,000 before the year 2000.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

He predicted that company sizes may shrink during this transition from industrial giants to tech companies, as small teams of people powered by personal AI agents will be able to run companies at significant scale.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

With 38C predicted later in the week, a fourth calendar month will be added to that total.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Some analysts have predicted it would see strong initial demand from consumers and be a “meaningful” driver of growth for Apple.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

He seemed to dismiss critics who predicted the executive order’s changes could lead to a resurgence of childhood diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

“Would I have ever predicted that Charlie Ledley would have anticipated the greatest financial crisis since the Depression?” he said.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

And these markets have been pretty good at predicting elections in the past.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

She lost her sight in a childhood illness before the Korean War and by 11 was studying Korean fortune-telling -- predicting subjects' futures based on their birth dates and times.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

El-Sayed is eager to face Rogers, predicting, with characteristic moxie, that in the future, if “you say ‘Mike Rogers,’ it’ll be like: ‘Remember when Abdul just completely demolished that man’s political future?’

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

For one thing, valuation has never been good at predicting short-term moves.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

In other words, how good is Mary at predicting what she likes in a man?

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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