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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
If intelligence compounds as Nadella predicts, this time there will be a real first-mover advantage that didn’t exist in the internet era.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
Chasing atomic limits To overcome that challenge, the KAIST team relied on first-principles calculations, a computational approach that predicts material behavior using the laws of physics rather than experimental data.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Market research firm TrendForce also predicts that consumers will pay 15% more for laptops and 10% more for smartphones in 2026.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
The latest forecast predicts several marine heat waves developing as El Niño ramps up, with damaging heat reaching close to half the global ocean by the end of 2026.
—Dillon Amaya, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity predicts that these spacetime pathways can form under intensely bending, rotating space—such as around a spinning black hole.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
Rising friction predicts burnout, shadow IT, stalled adoption and resistance.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Bethel predicts the pair is back together after four divorces.
—Selena Schorken, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Weather Underground predicts a 24% rain chance, partly cloudy skies and the same heat as the opener.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
Chasing atomic limits To overcome that challenge, the KAIST team relied on first-principles calculations, a computational approach that predicts material behavior using the laws of physics rather than experimental data.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Market research firm TrendForce also predicts that consumers will pay 15% more for laptops and 10% more for smartphones in 2026.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
The latest forecast predicts several marine heat waves developing as El Niño ramps up, with damaging heat reaching close to half the global ocean by the end of 2026.
—Dillon Amaya, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity predicts that these spacetime pathways can form under intensely bending, rotating space—such as around a spinning black hole.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
Rising friction predicts burnout, shadow IT, stalled adoption and resistance.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Bethel predicts the pair is back together after four divorces.
—Selena Schorken, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Weather Underground predicts a 24% rain chance, partly cloudy skies and the same heat as the opener.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicts
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Oliphant also reads the wind, moon, tide, and season—and teaches others to do the same—to maximize chances of scoring the best shells on the best beaches.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
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For lenders that use artificial intelligence to decide who gets a mortgage, the rule reads like relief.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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By daybreak melatonin levels are already declining in most of us, as the body clock anticipates the day to come, but the first splash of light in the eyes helps hasten the process and keep us in sync with the sun.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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The city anticipates that the permanent facility will be constructed in the next four years.—
Dylan Lysen
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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The letter warns that those credits are now at risk of expiring, and argues that they should be made refundable or transferable.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Trump warns of ‘bedlam’ if no deal US officials have stressed that the framework is performance-based and that Iran’s new ability to sell oil could get rolled back if negotiations aren’t productive.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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What that foretells for keeping that split career ongoing into the future remains to be told.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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From the Russian perspective, all of this lines up with Europe’s history and foretells its destiny.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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Isar raises funding, announces new launch date.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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The Social Security Administration typically announces the COLA for the following year in October, and the change is based on third-quarter data.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.—
Rachel Canter,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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An index of 50 is balanced and presages neither economic expansion nor contraction.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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Several steps have to occur for an institution to receive a grant, but typically the federal government forecasts the impending grants months to a year before the notice of funding opportunities are opened for applications.—
Lauren Chan,
STAT,
19 June 2026
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The luxury automaker now forecasts 2026 profits of just 1-3%, down from 4-6%, and plans expanded cost-cutting measures.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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