crystal ball
noun
1
: a sphere especially of quartz crystal traditionally used by fortune tellers
2
: a means or method of predicting future events
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These people are bold and know that no crystal ball can promise them the future.
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Isabelita Castilho, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Blame sticky prices, volatile tariffs, and a macroeconomic crystal ball clouded by stagflation fears.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 13 May 2025
Colin Grabow, associate director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute
No crystal ball is needed to see that tariffs will almost certainly be higher in 2028 than when President Trump took office in January − the only question is by how much.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Until then, unfortunately, there’s no crystal ball.
—Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 25 Feb. 2025
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Isabelita Castilho, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Blame sticky prices, volatile tariffs, and a macroeconomic crystal ball clouded by stagflation fears.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 13 May 2025
Colin Grabow, associate director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute
No crystal ball is needed to see that tariffs will almost certainly be higher in 2028 than when President Trump took office in January − the only question is by how much.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Until then, unfortunately, there’s no crystal ball.
—Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Crystal ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crystal%20ball. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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