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vaticinates

verb

present tense third-person singular of vaticinate
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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  1. predicts
  2. reads
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  • Forrester predicts that more than half of layoffs attributed to AI will ultimately be reversed as companies encounter the challenges of replacing human talent prematurely.
    — George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That’s what Russ Eddins, sports editor of the student newspaper, The Daily Mississippian, predicts the tailgating epicenter will feel like this Saturday, when Kiffin returns to town.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • What was once a simple shelf of shampoo and brushes now reads more like a beauty counter.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Readers might think that once all the words are on the page, the translation is basically done, and the translator only needs to go through it once or twice to make sure that everything reads well.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
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