as in predicted
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the hope that the housing slump does not harbinger a general economic recession
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Two victories away from the franchise's first championship since 1973, Dolan went on WFAN today and predicted a Knicks title.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026 -
According to market odds, they are predicted to score over four goals.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Previous measurements implied that the motion of stars in the SMC were indicative of the rotation of the dwarf galaxy, but according to these new results, that was a misinterpretation.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
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This week’s ruling on Alabama makes explicit what was merely implied in Callais.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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The Drama Desk Awards have long foreshadowed triumphs at the Tony Awards.—
Marc Hershberg,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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This act of violence, in hindsight, foreshadowed what was to come.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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These residential areas that, in the United States, grew significantly after World War II have been heralded as the embodiment of the American Dream as well as criticized as soulless bastions of homogeneity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 June 2026
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Meanwhile, raucous fans who anticipated a series sweep took their anger out on a Victor Wembanyama Spurs jersey, which was torn apart by a crowd.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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According to RadarOnline, sources with direct knowledge of the royal schedule claimed Charles and Camilla’s decision to leave early was anticipated.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2026
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Projected on an obelisk, this narrowest of histories prefigured the commemorative distortions to follow.—
Greg Allen,
ARTnews.com,
7 June 2026
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That prefigured, in a much smaller and less consequential way, Iran’s own actions in blocking the Strait of Hormuz during the current crisis.—
Ioana Emy Matesan,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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