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foresee

[fawr-see] / fɔrˈsi /


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Is it possible, many have wondered, to foresee when and where a bluff might collapse — and perhaps even turn these predictions into early warning alerts?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

This development has brought enormous benefits, but also consequences Tocqueville couldn’t foresee.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

This is going to be painful in ways that you can’t foresee, but if you remain adaptable and empathetic, you could be embarking on an illuminating chapter of your life.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

"What we did not foresee is that this project would end up being his last major commission," he added.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

How he would face the mighty Emperor and confess his dereliction of duty, he could not foresee.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

In its first look into 2027, the International Energy Agency said it foresees the return of an oil glut due to record investments.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

Arm Holdings foresees significant demand for its chips as swarms of intelligent agents require ever-more processing capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

The project foresees the building of up to 6,000 new sites, with construction expected to take place in phased deployment over multiple years, Swisscom said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

Rather than one replacing the other, it foresees more partnerships between "AI tool firms and IT services firms that can create several new areas of work".

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

And it matters very little what one does or foresees, since if one does not separate or scatter the inhabitants, they will not forget that name or those institutions.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Has the office served its purpose, or has it lingered one bureaucracy layered on top of a bunch of other bureaucracies, as some critics foresaw?

From Slate Jun. 15, 2026

Ironically, Brooks was sometimes mocked as too moderate by his more bloodthirsty constituents because he opposed premature secession, although he foresaw and supported the eventual breakup of the Union.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

But it is unlikely, as it strategised ahead of commencing the attacks on Iran, that the US fully foresaw some of these economic consequences.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

The average analyst estimate calculated by FactSet foresaw a loss of 7 cents per share.

From MarketWatch Nov. 6, 2025

Otherwise, he noticed nothing unusual and foresaw no difficulty in improving the kiln’s operation.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

While some supply-chain-related impact to IBM’s prior expectations were foreseen, “we did not anticipate the magnitude of the capex reprioritization,” Krishna said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

What he could never have foreseen was that his national team career would some day become a matter of White House concern and international controversy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon May 25, 2026

However, Shuttleworth suggested Swatch could not have foreseen violence breaking out.

From BBC May 18, 2026

At the age of six, Clara had foreseen that the horse was going to throw Luis, but he refused to listen and had had a dislocated hip ever since.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

But that Qiu was in town at all suggests an intelligence failure for Beijing in not foreseeing the U.S. strike.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2026

He is shifting Brazil exposure to longer-term bonds, foreseeing a “neutral” interest rate of 10% to 11%, eventually.

From Barron's Dec. 23, 2025

They all face similar pressures, but some have done better than others at foreseeing the danger and planning for it.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2025

Perhaps foreseeing the Boeing Bust that followed in 1970, he left before the first 747 was delivered.

From Seattle Times Jan. 29, 2023

“That’s the one,” said Harry, foreseeing a great danger and determining to prevent it immediately.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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