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Examples of prediction in a Sentence
Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election.
Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done very well.
The figures and statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.
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Forecasters from private companies Five long-range-forecasting specialists from private companies also shared their predictions with us several weeks ago.
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Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
In a typical journey, a current visitor’s signals (e.g., previous purchases, items in their cart, pages visited) would be matched up with previous visitors’ to form the basis of a prediction regarding their next move.
—Simon Bird, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
What could really boost their takeup, Afshari says, would be the ability to make high-resolution weather predictions of the near future.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2023
That contrasts with Federal Open Market Committee predictions, which forecast fed-fund rates dropping to 2.5%, Slok writes.
—Wsj Pro, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
The buoys help scientists improve models and forecasting so weather stations can give more accurate predictions, Zika said.
—Carol Thompson The Detroit News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2023
By the numbers Gary Klein’s prediction The Rams defeated the Seahawks in the opener without Kupp.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
The government released the new National Climate Assessment report Tuesday, with the prediction that most areas of the U.S. will get warmer.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
During the trial, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, a Corps official acknowledged the standing water had surpassed agency predictions and that the agency wanted to continue building, despite being at a loss for solutions.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
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Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
In a typical journey, a current visitor’s signals (e.g., previous purchases, items in their cart, pages visited) would be matched up with previous visitors’ to form the basis of a prediction regarding their next move.
—Simon Bird, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
What could really boost their takeup, Afshari says, would be the ability to make high-resolution weather predictions of the near future.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2023
That contrasts with Federal Open Market Committee predictions, which forecast fed-fund rates dropping to 2.5%, Slok writes.
—Wsj Pro, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
The buoys help scientists improve models and forecasting so weather stations can give more accurate predictions, Zika said.
—Carol Thompson The Detroit News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2023
By the numbers Gary Klein’s prediction The Rams defeated the Seahawks in the opener without Kupp.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
The government released the new National Climate Assessment report Tuesday, with the prediction that most areas of the U.S. will get warmer.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
During the trial, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, a Corps official acknowledged the standing water had surpassed agency predictions and that the agency wanted to continue building, despite being at a loss for solutions.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prediction. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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prediction
noun
pre·dic·tion
pri-ˈdik-shən 
1
: an act of predicting
2
: something predicted : forecast
a prediction that there would be an earthquake
predictive
adjective
-ˈdik-tiv
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