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He says that balance is “100% a predictor of longevity” partly because it initiates a domino effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Rectal bleeding was the strongest predictor of a colorectal cancer diagnosis, raising the odds by 8.5 times.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

The core rate is a better predictor of inflation trends in the long run.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

The new BBC predictor game allows readers to pick a winner from each knockout tie.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Whether or not a child cheated on, say, the word completion test was not an iron-clad predictor of whether he or she would cheat on, say, the underlining ^4’s part of the speed test.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Research discussed in the Financial Times, external, drawing on findings from Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski, argues that player quality and spending remain stronger predictors of results than managerial changes alone.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Mr. Friedman cites research that “people’s belief about their team’s ability is one of the best predictors of a team’s actual performance,” yet there is still potential for bias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

"These findings are particularly concerning because persistence is foundational to skill acquisition and is one of the strongest predictors of long-term learning," the authors wrote.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

There is also value in distinguishing between information and action — research on perceived control and stress consistently shows that the gap between awareness and agency is one of the strongest predictors of psychological distress.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026

Owls, too, are sure predictors of death, and may be heard hooting in the most doleful manner outside the house of anyone doomed to die shortly.

From Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter by Elliott O'Donnell