as in diviners
one who predicts future events or developments
in Greek mythology Cassandra was a foreseer who always accurately predicted misfortune but was never believed
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
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The prophets of biblical Israel demand justice and care for the stranger, widow, and orphan.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Typically during government shutdowns, most forecasters and technicians at the NWS are exempted from being furloughed — or put on unpaid leave — and that is expected to be the case should this one occur, the official stated.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The depression is forecast to become a tropical storm in the Bahamas this weekend, National Hurricane Center forecasters said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Foreseers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreseers. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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