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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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It was a prescient review given the torrent of public criticism from his own colleagues that was about to be begin.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Because Harris Norton collected these acclaimed artists while they were still relatively unknown, she is often described as prescient.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

“That turned out to be a prescient move, as oil prices have since declined.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Goodman was among the prescient few to buy from the “Candle” series, hanging her 3-foot-long version in her Manhattan dining room for decades after buying it shortly after it was painted in 1982.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But Wilfrid Sheed, an American novelist and essayist, penned a comment just before the match ended that many would later regard as prescient.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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