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forecast

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




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The afternoon is forecast to be warm, with scattered fair-weather cloud across southern and central parts of the country, and only a little more cloud forecast for northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The Bank of Korea is widely expected to raise its growth forecast at its policy meeting on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

This year’s is forecast to be $1.85 trillion.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

“If some app tries to tell you it has a fancier forecast, you roll your eyes a bit, because it all mostly comes from governments.”

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

For example, the Ministry of Plenty’s forecast had estimated the output of boots for the quarter at a hundred and forty-five million pairs.

From "1984" by George Orwell

"I have not seen an event like this developing in our forecasts before", said Professor Adam Scaife, head of long-range forecasts at the Met Office.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

“Global weather forecasts are made using predictive models—huge mathematical systems with thousands of lines of code, run on supercomputers,” he said.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Mike McPhaden, a senior scientist at NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, had a similar estimate, telling AFP: "It's not inconceivable that 2027 may top out at 1.7C above preindustrial levels" if model forecasts bear out.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The brokerage cuts its earnings forecasts for ComfortDelGro by 8.7% for 2026, 12.6% for 2027, and 11.4% for 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Love comes to mind, immediately, and it surprises him like a lightning bolt on a day with clear forecasts.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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

Management forecasted revenue of $650 million, missing Wall Street estimates of $807 million.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Maybank’s Brian Lee said inflation likely remains contained, with the core print unlikely to exceed the MAS’s forecasted range of 1.5% to 2.5% on a strong Singapore dollar and soft labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The designation comes at any event where the temperature is forecasted to exceed 31C at any time the cars are on track.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The weatherman had forecasted a record high for the day of the meet.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Their conclusion: “Human-made forecasting is still the best way to go, and even that is still wrong.”

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

"We should be clear that this is an unprecedented event", said Prof Adam Scaife, head of long-range forecasting at the UK Met Office.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Ahead of the decision to hold off on the new tariffs, analysts had been forecasting that Trump would back down.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

The memory-chip maker outlines an ambitious long-term financial plan, forecasting average gross margins of around 80% and operating margins near 75% between fiscal 2028 and 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Teachers began forecasting great things for me: some said I would make a good teacher, others maintained that I had the brains to become a doctor.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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