- present tense form of predict (3rd person singular).
predicts
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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
"We then tuned to the tricritical point and measured the lowest levels of its distinct spectrum, which came out in the different ratios theory predicts."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
A report published Monday by RBC Capital Markets predicts a 5% to 10% “garden variety” pullback in the S&P 500 over the coming weeks or months.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
AlphaFold predicts three-dimensional protein structure with extraordinary accuracy, drawing on decades of experimental information, strong biological constraints and an answer that can be evaluated directly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Pilar has this book, a Chinese oracle, that predicts the future.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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