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projection

[pruh-jek-shuhn] / prəˈdʒɛk ʃən /




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The so-called bottom-up projection — that is, adding up all the estimates of S&P 500 companies and then weighting by market cap — is $417.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Shares of Macy’s slid 4.7% to $20.50 even after the department store chain raised its sales growth projection for a second time this year after recording growth across its brands.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

As you may remember from high school, most maps of the world use the Mercator projection, which features considerable distortions, especially in the Northern Hemisphere.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2026

The Equal Earth map aims to address this problem with the Mercator projection.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

It leads to the projection room, where the man snores quietly, leaning back in his chair and against the wall at his side.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Egelhof called it “an aggressive effort to turn around the credibility narrative” helped by projections that showed a unified effort.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

While U.S. stocks and bonds initially rallied after the Fed confirmed the rate hike and released its latest batch of projections, both markets ultimately finished the day lower.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

The physical staging, featuring Aaron Rhyne’s projections, Matthew Richards’ lighting and Jonathan Burke’s sound design, is as imaginative as it is impressively extravagant.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

They raise their 2027 revenue and net profit projections by 1.0%-2.0%.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The whole of Lucille showed up for the hearing, spilling in crowds outside on the lawn when the building couldn’t accommodate them, watching the outdoor projections of the indoor proceedings.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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