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Which ancient practice tried to predict the future by studying the behavior of birds?

predict

[pri-dikt] / prɪˈdɪkt /


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Roughly 50% of survey respondents expect inflation to hover between 2% and 3% over the next two years, and 41% predict inflation to remain above 3% over that same time frame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

But she said the race was too tight to predict a winner.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I’ll be recruiting,” he interjected with a smile, as Skubal declined to comment on free agency, saying it was too soon to try to predict what the future would hold for him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

If astronomers can estimate when a black hole's feeding rate will approach the critical threshold, they may be able to predict when a delayed jet is likely to appear.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

By looking at the collective motion of groups of atoms, physicists could predict the way matter behaves.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Wilson predicts this trend has further to run as the broader correction in stock markets approaches its end point.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

"From a scientific perspective, it suggests that the magnetic interactions within the material are totally different from what theory predicts," Berruto said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

However, the forecast predicts that AI investment will begin to produce job gains next year and in 2028, even as the cuts have depressed California’s jobs picture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The firm predicts Apple will beat out Huawei’s 22% global market share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It is a very readable and entertaining book, which predicts a certain Southern victory.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

Kartal, though, quickly acknowledged the bigger picture is already more positive than she could have predicted.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

It predicted that on this future date — less than a month from today — the human population would approach infinity and effectively annihilate itself.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

"As predicted, Kenny's taken to this like a duck to water," the comedian said, visibly relieved.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The IMF slightly raised its growth forecast for the Chinese economy for this year, when it is expected to reach 4.5%, but predicted a drop to 4% in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Darwin, as his mentors had predicted, proved to be an excellent collector and observer of specimens.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

“The exact magnitude cannot be known in advance — both author groups are predicting the future.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

When several different microorganisms are associated with a disease, identifying the responsible bacteria, predicting outbreaks, and developing consistently effective treatments become more challenging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Three decades after predicting the Asian crisis of 1997, one strategist pinpoints similarities between the financial contagion that spread across Asian economies then and the current AI investment boom that he thinks is a bubble.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Forecasters are predicting it will be even warmer next year," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

There is no way of predicting what the future will be like for an institution such as the MBL.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas


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