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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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For a time, Aschenbrenner’s bets did look prescient.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

It’s a prescient scene in “Network” from 1976, the year of America’s bicentennial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

What a perfectly prescient metaphor for how these fawning chatbots use up all of the stores of our compassion.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 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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