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predictor

[pri-dik-ter] / prɪˈdɪk tər /






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Getting less than 0.7 hours, or 42 minutes, of bright daytime light daily was a stronger predictor of dementia than 6 established dementia risk factors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Extensive research confirms the axiom that a sense of civic duty is the strongest predictor of whether someone will vote.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Chris was the only predictor who saw Manchester City's win at Liverpool coming.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Grip strength is a better predictor of cardiovascular disease than even blood pressure, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Whether or not a child cheated on, say, the word completion test was not an iron-clad predictor of whether he or she would cheat on, say, the underlining ^4’s part of the speed test.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

In the run-up to its Mumbai debut, grey market platforms showed a premium of around 22 percent for Jio shares, although experts caution that such unofficial indicators can be unreliable predictors of early trading.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

There were only two fixtures where none of our predictors picked the right outcome - Liverpool's draw with Nottingham Forest and Hull's win at Coventry.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Mr. Friedman cites research that “people’s belief about their team’s ability is one of the best predictors of a team’s actual performance,” yet there is still potential for bias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

There is also value in distinguishing between information and action — research on perceived control and stress consistently shows that the gap between awareness and agency is one of the strongest predictors of psychological distress.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026

Owls, too, are sure predictors of death, and may be heard hooting in the most doleful manner outside the house of anyone doomed to die shortly.

From Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter by Elliott O'Donnell


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