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prescient

[presh-uhnt, ‑ee-uhnt, pree-shuhnt, ‑shee-uhnt] / ˈprɛʃ ənt, ‑i ənt, ˈpri ʃənt, ‑ʃi ənt /
ADJECTIVE
perceptive
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Lemssouguer made prescient trades ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic and the software industry selloff this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

One prescient call in 2023 from its “age of scarcity” predicted an era of cheap credit and commodities was ending and that so-called real assets and infrastructure would benefit.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Indeed, prescient sci-fi has been modeling an “artificial general intelligence-machines-take-over-the-world” moment for many decades.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

“It felt prescient then,” Messineo said of engaging Martinez last year, “and I think even more so now.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Grand visions, even ones that prove as prescient as Washington’s, must nevertheless negotiate the damnable particularities that history in the short run tosses up before history in the long run arrives to validate the vision.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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