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Recent Examples of prognosis Cancer that has spread to bones and other organs has the worst prognosis of all. Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 Several studies in the U.S. have shown that patients with early-stage prostate cancer generally have a good prognosis, and the cancer rarely progresses further. Luisel Ricks-Santi, The Conversation, 20 May 2025 According to the clinical framework, this categorization suggests a high likelihood of extracapsular extension, high metastatic potential, and poor prognosis without intervention. Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 19 May 2025 Read more The world’s ice sheets just got a dire prognosis, and coastlines are going to pay the price Along with melting ice sheets and rising sea levels, each fraction of a degree of warming translates to more frequent and intense extreme weather events such as heat waves and heavy rainfall. Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for prognosis
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Noun
  • Perez made a very specific prediction on Tuesday night.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
  • Hopefully for the Steelers, this time around the prediction becomes reality.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Cooler start to next week The beginning of next week will be cooler and dry, the forecast shows.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
  • The forecast is not good for Friday night in Pittsburgh, so the Phillies decided that was the best night for the bullpen game.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • After Tuesday’s comeback, that trust looks like prophecy.
    Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
  • In the 135 years since his execution, that prophecy has been redeemed around the world.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025

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