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prevision

[pri-vizh-uhn] / prɪˈvɪʒ ən /












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McGroarty said the WFP managed to distribute food in key locations across the northeast and central highlands of the country in prevision of the winter months.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2022

Thus this vasty Audubon, who could prevision the cities that were to mar and befoul his beautiful Ohio River; the laying waste of the forests; the slaughter of the deer and wild pigeons.

From Time Magazine Archive

"No man will have to fear the wreck of his home life and the destruction of his power to fulfil his family responsibilities through changes of employment quite beyond his own prevision or control."

From Time Magazine Archive

The people she picked to run her magazine obviously lacked prevision.

From Time Magazine Archive

He has not only never led them wrong, but he has, on the contrary, surpassed all former Irish leaders in soundness of judgment and accuracy of prevision.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various

Loan-loss previsions, however, also jumped 66% from the year-ago period to 4.04 billion pesos, with cost of risk shooting up to 1.66% from 1.13%.

From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2023

Feinstein acknowledged it included previsions that unanimously passed the Senate in May.

From US News ● Dec. 9, 2014

I don’t have any idea why such previsions came to me.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

The event justified his sombre previsions, but did not cure the recklessness of the so-called patriots.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

The ways of volcanoes are past the previsions of men.

From She Buildeth Her House by William Wistar Comfort


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