prophecies
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Speech-act theory explains why predictions like these can become self-fulfilling prophecies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Clement’s prophecies over the years, Bartholomew explained, were “often expressed in a vague and obscurantist way,” but “Trump does not appear to have been a figure of particular interest.”
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Forgive me, but I have seen and heard prophecies emanating from what must be the same Doomsday Machine before.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
"If you keep looking at your age, you go back to these self-fulfilling prophecies," Peters says.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Octavian used prophecies to keep his power at camp.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
