predictor
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“It’s the best predictor for developing top talent—getting young players in the pipeline to Europe,” White says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Early number sense is the single best predictor of academic success in elementary school,” Klein said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The new BBC predictor game allows readers to pick a winner from every match, or go for a draw.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Working “in any capacity” during college is “the single strongest predictor of post-graduation employment,” a recent ZipRecruiter report concluded.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
It’s also a powerful predictor of how we act in certain kinds of spontaneous situations.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
"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
“Values and goals for the future are two of the biggest predictors of long-term compatibility.”
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Other studies indicate that the psychological losses often embedded in retirement—feeling less valued, needed or connected—are strong predictors of postretirement depression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 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
