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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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Nick Florko doesn’t want to brag or anything, but more than a year ago he wrote an article that has come to seem prescient.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

Around the same time, several anonymous users reportedly earned $2.4 million combined by making remarkably prescient bets on the Iran war, prompting concern in Congress about insider trading.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Those runs led to some prescient analysis from Toni Nadal, who famously coached his nephew Rafa to 16 of his major titles.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Target’s decision to invest in groceries seems prescient.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Some prescient part of him saw the two paths diverging in the yellow wood.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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