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prescience

[presh-uhns, -ee-uhns, pree-shuhns, -shee-uhns] / ˈprɛʃ əns, -i əns, ˈpri ʃəns, -ʃi əns /
NOUN
foresight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
omniscience prediction


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The film feels spooky in its prescience, but Ferrell and McKay were far from alone in noticing the culture was heading out of the cities.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

The same result using active management requires superior valuation techniques, prescience in forecasting innovation and its addressable market, and conviction in sizing each bet.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

If warnings of an artificial-intelligence bubble turn out to be true, Danoff’s retirement may look, in retrospect, like a final act of market prescience.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

What does surprise is his prescience about still-relevant concerns, from a disappearing middle class to police brutality.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2025

He had an uncanny prescience, as if he lived twenty seconds ahead of himself, seeing the coming trap along the rail or the route to the outside.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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