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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Afternoons are predicted to have the worst traffic for the three-day weekend.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
13 May 2026 -
Beran predicted Beijing would limit media access to avoid any off-script remarks being widely reported.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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The Fed researchers ultimately found the actual tariff rate being paid was smaller than what earlier announcements would have implied, but historically high nonetheless.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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According to Medoza, Peters also implied that the vial of medication, which is not approved by the FDA, also included a blend of drugs, including methamphetamine.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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The moment was foreshadowed a week earlier when Gritty posted a photo on TikTok of the Penguins’ mascot.—
Ryan Brennan
April 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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The moment was foreshadowed a week earlier when Gritty posted a photo on TikTok of the Penguins’ mascot with Gritty lurking behind it, doing his signature staredown.—
Ryan Brennan
April 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic’s upgraded Opus model, which debuted in November, was particularly heralded.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Martinez has proved, as heralded, to be the great clubhouse presence who provides guidance and leadership.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The new balance between internal combustion and electrical energy means more fuel will be burned than electrical energy deployed, with the split anticipated to be closer to 60/40 rather than the current 50/50.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Where else is Buc-ee's anticipated to open?—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 May 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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The horror has come now like a storm— what if this night prefigured the night after death— what if all thereafter was an eternal quivering on the edge of an abyss, with everything base and vicious in oneself urging one forward and the baseness and viciousness of the world just ahead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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