prophecy
Example Sentences
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When businesses and shoppers expect higher prices, it can often turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
When leaders insist that AI will double productivity, employees often overwork to fulfill that prophecy.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
"We check, we check again - it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy."
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
The September morning that immigration agents grabbed Mercedes’ husband was like a tragic prophecy fulfilled.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
Even then I was aware of the quality of that answer, not so much a prophecy as an observation.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
