predict
Example Sentences
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What we cannot predict becomes what we must fear.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
You may need a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician and a fortune teller to predict the returns over the lifetime of your grandchildren to ensure that they each end up with an equal amount.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
But energy prices will rise in July and analysts predict bills – driven by the increase in the cost of gas – are likely to remain elevated into the winter.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
That shock, and the lasting annoyance it caused among consumers, helps explain why consumer sentiment is seemingly out of line with what traditional economic indicators would predict.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Their science couldn’t predict exactly when or how or where the mountain would erupt, but it did prevent many thousands of people from being closer to the mountain.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing predict
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 1
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