prognostication
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Picking Bennett in the fourth round was a reach in many draft prognostications, but the Rams clearly didn’t want to lose out: Three more quarterbacks were drafted in the 12 picks after they grabbed Bennett.
From Seattle Times
Remarkably, Kushner’s augury of a world coming apart holds true three decades later, including his prognostications about the dangers of climate change and the radical partisanship of the judiciary.
From Washington Post
“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
Based on preseason prognostications, not much was expected from Miami this season even after coming off a run to the Elite Eight a year ago.
From Seattle Times
First rule of Oscar prognostication: Don’t pick against a movie about orphaned elephants.
From Los Angeles Times
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