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forecast

[fawr-kast, -kahst, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈfoʊr- /




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It is forecasting fourth-quarter revenue of about $4.15 billion, above a Visible Alpha forecast of nearly $4.12 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Reforms along these lines could potentially make some savings to the welfare bill relative to the existing trajectory of rising spending, as well as reducing forecast welfare spending as share of GDP.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Maximum temperatures will be in the 60s on the coasts and in the valleys, the forecast states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Key details: The so-called core PCE index rose a slower but still worrisome 0.3% in September, matched the forecast of economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Bored, I stifle a yawn and stare out at the empty courtyard, the cold winds and the forecast of snow driving everyone inside.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

That marked the second time the company raised its AI forecasts this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The platform also said it has a target for subscription revenue of between $4.245 billion and $4.255 billion, marking a growth rate of 22.5% to 23% and meeting forecasts at the lower end.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

However, some more recent forecasts suggest a typical annual bill could rise by £400 or so to £2,100 in January.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The U.K. is expected to grow 1.3% this year and 1.2% next, according to an average of 18 bank and research forecasts compiled by the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“It has been my experience that apocalyptic forecasts on the U.S. financial markets are rarely realized within limited horizons,” one investor wrote to Burry.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Revenue fell 4% to $2.7 billion, but not by as much as analysts forecasted, which was for a drop to $2.67 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“When a wind event, Red Flag Warning, low humidity period, or other elevated fire weather is forecasted after a wildland fire, departments should reassess recently controlled fire areas before the weather arrives,” the report said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The NPS said on Monday that a second body had been recovered, while warning that "forecasted weather may affect the timing and pace" of further search operations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Last season, only four teams featured in the forecasted top-four positions, but this time there are seven named, in 15 different combinations.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Moreover, the world down there was far warmer than anyone had expected, with a temperature at 10,000 meters of 180 degrees centigrade, nearly twice the forecasted level.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

However, the OBR also emphasised the difficulties in economic forecasting, highlighting uncertainty over the future path of inflation, in particular, which could turn out to be either significantly higher or lower than their predictions.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Derek Tang, co-founder of forecasting firm LH Meyer, said the market has a very difficult time understanding when the rate hikes will end.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

The medium-term outlook is more positive, with CRU forecasting up to 6 million tons by 2030 as new projects come online.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Scientists now have far more sophisticated instruments and forecasting methods than were available in the 19th century.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Those forecasting a swift and tidy end to the war had been numerous but wrong.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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