foresee
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Some failures will be genuinely hard to foresee, and a standard that treats all harm as blameworthy will simply be ineffective.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
One later recalled, “Nothing we newsmen ate that day led us to foresee that soybeans were destined a few years later to become an ingredient in many popular food products, some of them delicious.”
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
But they said they do foresee it boosting productivity growth, which “can help offset fiscal concerns.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Alex: I foresee another trophyless season ahead for Rangers - no cohesion, no fight, no skill, nothing.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"What did you expect? Capricorn knew where you lived. Anyone could foresee that he’d send his men out when you’d escaped him. He always takes revenge."
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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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
He foresees a “highly probable future” where blockchain becomes a major venue for NYSE’s core operations, such as trading, clearing, settlement, capital formation and data distribution, Blaugrund said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
If Fidesz were to win those seats, he foresees a potential victory.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 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
“Mr. Curtain foresees a ‘call to greater duty’ in the near future.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said no-one foresaw the influx of 72,000 migrants in the exclave of Ceuta, as pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
He foresaw a future in which Eliza would learn to model the user and the world through conversations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
At the start of the season nobody foresaw much, if any, of this.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The signers of the Declaration of Independence never foresaw a World Cup, much less an American World Cup team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
She said, “I didn’t foresee it all. But the dragon I did. Also, I foresaw a sickness in the land.”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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“The report card is pretty unimpressive. We all could have foreseen that this wasn’t going to go great.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
It is, therefore, mystifying as to how they got it so wrong, as the problems could be foreseen by anyone with an understanding of F1.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
But Sanchez on Wednesday said on X that with the information available "no one could have foreseen the migration crisis that unfolded".
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
To a degree that even critics could not have foreseen a year ago, the United States struts and frets on the world stage alone.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
The splitting-up of the world into three great superstates was an event which could be and indeed was foreseen before the middle of the twentieth century.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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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
The older she’s gotten, however, the more trouble she has had foreseeing ever getting married at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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
New inflation figures are to be published Friday, with analysts at Deutsche Bank foreseeing another decline in overall inflation to 5.8%.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 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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