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prescient

[presh-uhnt, ‑ee-uhnt, pree-shuhnt, ‑shee-uhnt] / ˈprɛʃ ənt, ‑i ənt, ˈpri ʃənt, ‑ʃi ənt /
ADJECTIVE
perceptive
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“I’m really hopeful that we are not prescient about some of these events,” Kripke told me.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Target’s decision to invest in groceries seems prescient.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

It was a prescient review given the torrent of public criticism from his own colleagues that was about to be begin.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

JF: “You guys make music so prescient for the times.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

With all the advantages of hindsight, Jefferson’s strategic assessment of 1796 appears more and more prescient: Whoever followed Washington was probably doomed to failure.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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