prophesy
Example Sentences
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This is headline news today, but more than a century ago American writers began to foresee such a crisis, and to prophesy what might happen next.
From Salon • May 17, 2025
Only Chani manages to escape the trap of prophesy and bloodlines, of arranged marriage, designer babies and the dream of world domination.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024
One of their three unreleased songs Love In The City could almost be a prophesy of what befell them.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022
Coming from a top central bank official, a prediction that the economy is headed for tough times might become a self-fulfilling prophesy, shattering already fragile confidence.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2022
The priest proceeded to interpret my mother’s prophesy, but I was too anxious about her well-being to pay any attention to what he was saying.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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