predictions

plural of prediction

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Recent Examples of predictions With the next presidential election only two years away and the start of campaigns even sooner, the candidates were asked for their predictions on the Democratic nominee. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 Scientists there are currently expanding an artificial intelligence tool called DuctGPT to improve predictions about how materials behave inside active fusion energy systems. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026 The quest for fast, accurate wildfire predictions FireSat is the latest step in Cal Fire’s yearslong effort to improve wildfire detection and assessment. Reeti Malhotra july 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026 There is a difference, however, between the default belief that certain predictions are wrong and the default belief that certain predictions are embarrassing. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 Expect the pressure to continue, even as revenue predictions look up. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Investment firms looking to get ahead, meanwhile, will be spending big to hire Fed alumni who can help make predictions in a lower-transparency environment, Richardson said. Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026 Forty years ago, a NASA scientist learned from her boss about the potential for global warming due to fossil fuels, with predictions of future heat domes and forest fires. Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The tax, generally considered a barometer of the tourist industry’s health, has been on a 14-month tear, shattering all monthly revenue records and outpacing the rosiest of predictions by its closest followers. Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictions
Noun
  • This target looks impossible in the time available as current forecasts center around 40%.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The brand declined to provide revenue forecasts for this launch.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • While not always negative, transference can replace curiosity with assumptions, leading to self-fulfilling prophecies.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Outside of Silicon Valley, there is a tendency to dismiss such prophecies as, at best, patently unserious.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

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