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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These future tests could help uncover space-time fluctuations predicted by some quantum gravity models and shed light on the interplay between dark matter, vacuum energy, and gravitational fields.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025 -
The results indicate that global trade with Africa has been more resilient than economists had predicted following the imposition of US tariffs, with the continent’s largest international exporter — South Africa — still facing 30% tariffs on exports to the US.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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One panelist implied that higher rates of depression and anxiety in women are simply emotional sensitivity.—
Catherine Birndorf,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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After praising the male LGBTQIA+ members of their friendship circle, Consuelos then implied a wilder theory about the heterosexual female friends in Ripa's life.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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And who is the opposite force that Breezy foreshadowed?—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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Your character also returns to Italy, hiding under a blanket, which was a moment foreshadowed in the very beginning.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Byrne has been heralded for her performance, winning the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the Berlin International Film Festival.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The album was heralded as Lorde’s most personal project to date, with the singer examining and untangling gender roles, body image issues and her sexuality.—
Lyndsey Havens,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
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Soundside flooding with minor impacts are anticipated later today through at least Wednesday.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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But this line of research, too, has turned out to be far less revelatory than anticipated.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Your 2018 book, The Lies That Bind, seems to have prefigured the backlash against a certain way of talking about identity—as essential or at least fixed—that was prevalent in the 2010s.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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