as in predictions
a declaration that something will happen in the future
a prognostic of a global pandemic that turned out to be distressingly accurate
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Noun
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Tropical weather experts at Colorado State University echo these predictions, saying overall atmospheric conditions, including wind patterns, will shift in a manner that supports a notable increase in activity.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025 -
His predictions are not intended to be relied upon as a forecast of actual future events or performance or investment advice.—
Jeffrey Schulze,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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As always with space weather, forecasts carry uncertainty and auroras can be fickle.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, these forecasts can change as conditions develop going into fall and winter.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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But at least some of that conflict comes from false assumptions, and some of it comes from turning their preconceptions into self-fulfilling prophecies.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Scientific experiments can become self-fulfilling prophecies.—
Sara Giordano,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Prognostics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognostics. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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