as in anticipates
to realize or know about beforehand
what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?
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Glamorama anticipates a future in which fame becomes a spectacle economy, where visibility is both currency and trap.—
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The coalition anticipates that the matter will be placed on the November ballot.—
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Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Weeks after slashing his staff by 40%, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payments company Block, foresees middle management’s complete extinction.—
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Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Under that scenario, Mahdavi foresees gas prices jumping to $5 or $6 a gallon.—
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San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Foreknows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreknows. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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