foretell
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With so many unknowns, nobody can possibly foretell which businesses will thrive in the years ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Its flashing lights and internet connectivity foretell a future in which kids won’t rummage around in the toy box at all, opting instead for more and more screen time.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
Perhaps it’s bear markets that foretell better times.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Her name was Annie—“just Annie,” no surname—and she was “just an orphan,” a nobody, really, but she never let her impoverished origins foretell her fate.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2024
“Not very wise, Hermes. What proper employment can they engage in, that way? I foretell the future; Aesculapius cures diseases; you are a good messenger—but these two—are they to idle away their whole time?”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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