predictor
Example Sentences
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Research suggests it is a better predictor of heart disease risk than LDL cholesterol.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Low albumin levels -- known as hypoalbuminemia -- emerged as the strongest predictor of severe outcomes, including death, across diverse patient groups on multiple continents.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The reason recent increases in the two consumer-sentiment indexes aren’t unambiguously good news is that a better predictor of recessions is the spread between the two indicators.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
In the midst of award season, the Writers Guild Awards are generally considered a predictor for which films might be Academy Award contenders.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
For such genes, neither the genotype nor the environment is the sole predictor of outcome: it is the intersection of genes, environment, and chance.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
