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to tell of or describe beforehand
I can't even begin to predict what housing prices will be like 30 years from now
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Recent Examples of predicts
The British betting company William Hill predicts that soccer fans will throw back more than 5 million pints of beer in stadiums and fan zones during this year's World Cup.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Peter Supino of Wolfe Research predicts a WBD-like bidding war for NBCU, with Netflix among those apt to circle.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
In the Senate race alone, Ad Impact Politics predicts $446 million will be spent when it's all said and done.
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Jack Fink,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Sponsorship, not just mentorship, predicts promotion at nearly twice the rate among employees who have it.
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Juliette Han,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Bryan Klimkiewicz, the division director for special education in Connecticut, predicts filings will be higher for the 2025-2026 filing period.
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Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
The Social Security actuaries report predicts an unfunded liability of $29 trillion through the year 2100.
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Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
For example, Jung said, if a crosswalk signal usually lasts 20 seconds, but SmartBlink predicts one pedestrian will take 34 seconds based on their first few strides, the system would automatically add 14 more seconds to the crossing signal.
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Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
That could mean running company-wide meetings on an executive’s behalf, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, or even conducting initial performance reviews for an executive’s direct reports, Khan predicts.
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Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Peter Supino of Wolfe Research predicts a WBD-like bidding war for NBCU, with Netflix among those apt to circle.
—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
In the Senate race alone, Ad Impact Politics predicts $446 million will be spent when it's all said and done.
—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Sponsorship, not just mentorship, predicts promotion at nearly twice the rate among employees who have it.
—
Juliette Han,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Bryan Klimkiewicz, the division director for special education in Connecticut, predicts filings will be higher for the 2025-2026 filing period.
—
Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
The Social Security actuaries report predicts an unfunded liability of $29 trillion through the year 2100.
—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
For example, Jung said, if a crosswalk signal usually lasts 20 seconds, but SmartBlink predicts one pedestrian will take 34 seconds based on their first few strides, the system would automatically add 14 more seconds to the crossing signal.
—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
That could mean running company-wide meetings on an executive’s behalf, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, or even conducting initial performance reviews for an executive’s direct reports, Khan predicts.
—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicts
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The painful irony is that this retreat, invisible from the inside, reads as uncertainty from the outside.
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Its parent company is Taiheiyo Cement, a Japanese company that bought CalPortland in 1990, its website reads.
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For now, GasBuddy anticipates the national average will continue drifting lower this week, though the situation remains anything but predictable.
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The company anticipates reaching $6 million in total revenue across all areas of its business for 2026.
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King laughs, and warns Carrol against comparing him to Jesus.
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Vecellio warns that older adults and people who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk from heat should carefully consider whether to attend outdoor World Cup matches in the hottest locations this week.
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What that foretells for keeping that split career ongoing into the future remains to be told.
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From the Russian perspective, all of this lines up with Europe’s history and foretells its destiny.
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For those determined to wrap an actual object, gifting experts say the trick is to avoid anything that merely announces its own price tag.
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Continue reading … RADICAL — DeSantis announces plans to use new state law to target dozens of alleged terrorist groups.
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But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.
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An index of 50 is balanced and presages neither economic expansion nor contraction.
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The average strategist on Wall Street forecasts the S & P 500 will finish 2026 at 7,807, around 4% higher than where the broad index ended the second quarter.
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On July 4, AccuWeather forecasts a high of 90 degrees in Miami.
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