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forecast

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




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South Korea is projected to post a record current-account surplus of $290 billion in 2026, far exceeding an earlier forecast of $135 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The CPI decline was twice as large as Wall Street had forecast.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

"Above average temperatures and dangerous levels of heat are forecast to enter the Northeast on Tuesday before the most intense heat occurs on Wednesday and expands into the Mid-Atlantic," said the National Weather Service.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Phil Garrigan told BBC Breakfast that the dry weather increased the risk of uncontrollable fires and said: "There's no real respite... There doesn't seem to be any rain forecast and that becomes problematic".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

I was on Shreddie number three, and the radio weather forecast was saying it was set fair but with a risk of showers in the southeast.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

China’s exports defied forecasts of a slowdown, providing a vital boost to an economy still weighed down by weak domestic demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

South Korea’s government has raised its economic growth and inflation forecasts for this year, citing robust chip exports and fiscal stimulus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Consensus forecasts are for 13.5% annualized revenue growth to $12.57 billion, which was the Netflix forecast in the first quarter.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Emanuel’s colleague Stan Shipley expects companies to beat earnings-per-share forecasts by 7% this quarter, which is more than double the rate companies beat earnings pre-pandemic.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Today’s issue contained a statement of the actual output, from which it appeared that the forecasts were in every instance grossly wrong.

From "1984" by George Orwell

"The hype is definitely here for the World Cup, it'll be here until the World Cup ends," he forecasted.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Economists have forecasted those pressures are delaying a strong recovery in single-family housing starts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

For example, Detrick said that prediction markets forecasted that Jerome Powell would leave the Federal Reserve after his term as chair was over.

From MarketWatch May 1, 2026

Organic sales are forecasted to rise between 3% to 4%, with a 100-basis-point adjusted gross margin expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Because if I didn’t beat Elliot in this, he would go on to the next level of the Academy, and I’d be left behind, waiting for whatever awful future the letter forecasted to come true.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The results could have important implications for climate forecasting.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Analysts aren’t yet forecasting a slowdown, but questions about the spending trajectory are sure to loom large as big tech companies report quarterly earnings later this month.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The ironic aspect is that Goldman actually is forecasting better financial performance than Morgan Stanley.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Currently many forecasting models show that the hot spell could persist into the middle of July - although unlikely to reach the record breaking temperatures we saw in June.

From BBC Jul. 4, 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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