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prophecy

[prof-uh-see] / ˈprɒf ə si /


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Perhaps that was a self-negating prophecy, since warnings like his might have helped put the country on alert and prevented attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Many parts of the Pacific today hold deep-rooted beliefs in Old Testament prophecy, which holds that Jews are destined to one day return to the Land of Israel.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Past performance is hardly prophecy, and even Kaeppel admits that he has struggled to produce an explanation for why this seven-year cycle has seemingly worked as well as it has.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

The prophecy also claims that the fated twins have the power to command daemons, supernatural beings with unearthly abilities.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

“The prophecy says the spinners must assent,” said Vikus.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

"We need to scrutinise these companies much more or we are in danger of self-fulfilling prophecies," she says.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

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

I was a fresh-faced high school senior, living out the prime of my teenage youth in an increasingly progressive world where fundamentalist doomsday prophecies were lobbed around in jest.

From Salon Dec. 21, 2025

Henry—imagining, perhaps, some trembling Kassandra gibbering prophecies to a chorus of policemen—was far more concerned about the psychic.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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