as in predicts
to tell of or describe beforehand
if he could really vaticinate the course of the stock market, he'd be rich enough to own Manhattan
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Whether the virtual particles are really there or not, the math predicts exactly what researchers observe in the real world.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat, predicts that the S&P 500 could reach 7,000 by year-end.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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To keep the room bright and inviting without veering into stark, Scott painted the walls and ceiling a sandy tone (Valspar Quill) that reads paler in the daylight.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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Then, being a better decision-maker with the ball, being a better roller, good reads off the short roll.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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