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soothsayings

noun

plural of soothsaying

as in predictions

a declaration that something will happen in the future took the soothsayings published in the tabloids with a grain of salt

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Investment firms looking to get ahead, meanwhile, will be spending big to hire Fed alumni who can help make predictions in a lower-transparency environment, Richardson said.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Forty years ago, a NASA scientist learned from her boss about the potential for global warming due to fossil fuels, with predictions of future heat domes and forest fires.

— Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of predictions

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Since last year, Nvidia has excluded any potential Chinese AI chip revenue from its forecasts.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Eclipse timings and sightlines are from Xavier Jubier's Interactive Google Maps; cloud cover is from Time and Date, the figures reflect long-term climatological averages for mid-August, not weather forecasts.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of forecasts

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There were warning signs blinking about the quality of the defenders for weeks and on Monday those prophecies were fulfilled.

— Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The mentality aspect is fascinating here, too, how both winning and losing can become ingrained in a team, or how prophecies become self-fulfilling.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 14 May 2026

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