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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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And many are crediting his prescience in getting Chevron to stay in the country all those years.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

I think the ABA is vindicated in its assessment, and deserves a little medal for prescience here.

From Slate Mar. 13, 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

Setting aside any bruised pride, he said there are plenty of reasons to visit the region, beyond its former political prescience.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2024

She had always had the makings of a legend in her: the prodigious strength, the fearlessness, the religious ardor, the visions she had in which she experienced moments of prescience.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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