prophecy
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The prophecy states that they’ll acquire the powers of “Break” – to dismantle or undo something – and “Seal” to contain, reconstruct or suppress something.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
If they come to expect rising inflation, sometimes higher inflation becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
The Netherlands would become the fourth of four predicted winners to fulfil Klement's statistical prophecy if they lift the trophy in July.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
They worry that when people expect much higher prices in the future, they will accelerate their spending and demand higher wages, making inflation a self-fulfilling prophecy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The prophecy could have referred to either of them, yet, for his own inscrutable reasons, Voldemort had chosen to believe that Harry was the one meant.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
When it comes to AI, his encyclical mostly recites the most pessimistic prophecies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Forgive me, but I have seen and heard prophecies emanating from what must be the same Doomsday Machine before.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
"If you keep looking at your age, you go back to these self-fulfilling prophecies," Peters says.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
The future exists now — the threat is here — just as it flickers in Paul’s hallucinogenic prophecies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Octavian used prophecies to keep his power at camp.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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