forecast
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The Fed staff’s inflation forecast was somewhat higher for 2026 through 2028 than the one prepared in July.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
This week, the tides were coming in 11 inches above forecast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"If oil flows from the Middle East are disrupted once more, or if there are more attacks on refineries or more refineries shut down, refining margins could move higher," Brooks forecast.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Gigawatts of global demand for data-center capacity forecast for next year, with demand expected to climb to 86 gigawatts in 2028, according to Morgan Stanley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
My forecast was that after nineteen years, many blows weathered, all his shipmates lost, himself unrecognized by anyone, he would come home.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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Sea levels are already significantly above the official tide forecasts, which are generated years in advance and don’t account for an El Niño.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Leading economic institutes recently upgraded their growth forecasts for the Germany economy for 2026 to 1.3 percent, saying it had weathered the fallout from the Iran war better than feared.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Economists at Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets also abandoned forecasts of an October hike last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Long-range forecasts for the autumn overall suggest an increased likelihood of wetter and warmer-than-average weather, partly due to the strong El Niño that continues to develop across the Pacific.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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
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However, “if there are storms forecasted or a high tide coming up, that is when the Kelvin wave could exacerbate damages.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 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
Management forecasted revenue of $650 million, missing Wall Street estimates of $807 million.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The weatherman had forecasted a record high for the day of the meet.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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However, long-range forecasting is fraught with uncertainty and while the season as a whole may be mild, some chilly interludes are also anticipated.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
At first pitch Sunday afternoon the Weather Channel is forecasting a temperature of just 97 degrees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Most analysts expect the BOK to deliver further rate increases in the coming months, with some forecasting that it could briefly pause in October following back-to-back hikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Last year, Nardi and Mazzini also published research forecasting an increase in MHWs along the U.S.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Against his bleak forecasting is set my mother’s cheerfulness, in retrospect profoundly willed.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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