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predictions

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a declaration that something will happen in the future we were all amazed when the fortune-teller's predictions turned out to be true

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Recent Examples of predictions The most promising designs are then tested, and the results are fed back into the system for future predictions. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 That said, Ishbia isn't shying away from making concrete predictions about this season for the Suns. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The company says 88% of its predictions over the past six years have come true. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 The forecast, which was not adjusted for inflation, is in line with most other holiday predictions so far. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 See Star-Telegram high school sports editor Charles Baggarly and reporter Darren Lauber’s predictions for 29 Fort Worth-area games. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026 This week’s winds will not be as strong, according to NWS predictions. — Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 On Thursday, the hurricane center cranked up the predictions for rainfall for the panhandle. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 It’s expected to open with $22 million to $28 million this weekend, with some predictions as high as $35 million, thanks to the banner year that horror movies have had. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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For federal elections, the Federal Election Commission is the government agency, but for race handicapping and battleground forecasts, election tracking resources and news organizations provide race-by-race projections.

— Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
On the earnings call, though, management offered better-than-expected net interest income forecasts for the fourth quarter and 2027.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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The medium, a succession of Delphic priestesses, was a woman who offered prophecies (sometimes in highly ambiguous verse) which were ostensibly based on counsel that came directly from Apollo.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Delphi sits above a geologic vent, an X from which noxious gases escaped the earth, corrupting the minds of women who inhaled and pronounced their prophecies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

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