as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
it's a good thing that people don't remember the tabloid's augurings a year later, since very few come to pass
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as in promising
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school
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as in predicting
to tell of or describe beforehand
the fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me
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Spiking in popularity, prediction markets, including Polymarket, offer wagers on the likelihood of future events.
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But what do soccer fans from other countries have to say about the bold prediction?
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Opponents of selling artifacts recovered from the wreckage say the company is bound by a 1990s agreement that gave RMS Titanic exclusive salvage rights to the ship in exchange for promising to never sell those items.
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Netflix is promising to take it much further, globally in fact, as the streamer picked the film up out of Cannes and will be shepherding through awards season as well.
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In some cases, like in Elk River, local utility companies are predicting positive impacts on utility rates thanks to data centers paying larger bills for services.
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Investors have spent years predicting the demise of expensive technology stocks, housing markets, government bonds, currencies, and entire industries.
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The National Weather Service issued an extreme-heat watch at the Grand Canyon for midday Monday through Tuesday, forecasting temperatures that could exceed 110 degrees at the low-elevation Phantom Ranch.
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Preparing for what comes after AGI, the authors write, will take forecasting and benchmarking and continuous monitoring, plus the ability to turn that work into policy quickly, across labs and governments and the research community at the same time.
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Emotional intelligence, vital for navigating interpersonal dynamics and fostering resilience, is built by managing conflicts and reading people.
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That's the reason why people are still reading Austen, and so drawn to Austen today.
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The developing pattern could be favorable for another Omega block-like pattern bringing impacts that last further into July, the forecast discussion noted.
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When the current stock price is compared to the forecast, the price-to-earnings ratio falls to around 11.
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In fact, his words are about the prophecy of the Song of Ice and Fire.
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SpaceX will officially acquire Cursor for $60 billion Just as the prophecy foretold—or maybe just as the paperwork disclosed—SpaceX will officially, finally, buy Anysphere, the parent company of the AI coding agent Cursor, for $60 billion in stock.
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Police said there were no signs of trauma or foul play and homicide detectives are investigating.
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By the end of the meeting, however, signs of a compromise had emerged.
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“Auguring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auguring. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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