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prognostication

[prog-nos-ti-key-shuhn] / prɒgˌnɒs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




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Every decade or economic cycle, or so it seems, brings another prognostication, each of which ends up cycling from scary to silly in short order.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

It’s easy to forget how Hakstol entered last season a front-runner on many prognostication sites to be the first coach fired.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

From Cyrus Scofield to Hal Lindsey to Tim LaHaye, we live in the wake of high-stakes prognostication allegedly grounded in John’s dream visions.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023

“And so the smart thinking is always to be careful about how much prognostication you make about radically changing anything, because in some cases that doesn’t happen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2023

“You’ll have to ask Madame Ionesco. Whatever she saw in her orb of prognostication, so far she’s kept it to herself. Anyway. ‘Aye aye, Madame,’ I reply.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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