prescient
Example Sentences
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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
The airline’s 2012 acquisition of a Pennsylvania refinery has been called both prescient and pointless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Olanna had been expecting the harsh sound for so long that a prescient shiver went through her just before she heard it.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing prescient
Power Prefix: pre-
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Vocabulary from "There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy," by Sherry Turkle
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 2
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