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While U.S. officials are studiously tight-lipped about the prospects of freeing Ms. Griner and Mr. Whelan, Mr. Richardson is willing to prognosticate.

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

“Historians hate to prognosticate about the future,” Bristow said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2022

As a result, instead of focusing on case counts to prognosticate about omicron, policymakers should follow more reliable metrics, particularly the number of hospitalized patients who are receiving oxygen.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021

I’d love to prognosticate that the rebrand will be a failure and that humans will see though this massive public relations pivot.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2021

“Dear mountains! my own beautiful lake! how do you welcome your wanderer? Your summits are clear; the sky and lake are blue and placid. Is this to prognosticate peace, or to mock at my unhappiness?”

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

But company salesmen as a group are good prognosticates, and certain cities, such as Philadelphia and Boston, seem to be particularly seismographic in detecting the rumble of an approaching hit.

From Time Magazine Archive

On rare occasions, of course, the Supreme Court has mocked prognosticates with a ruling contrary to all expert expectation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The majority of pre-season prognosticates had picked the Reds and Yankees as favorites in the 1939 pennant race.

From Time Magazine Archive

The wayfarer marks his progress by the bearing of that great cross, the hunter looks to it for an unfailing landmark, the weatherwise farmer prognosticates from its appearances.

From Old Man Savarin and Other Stories by Edward William Thomson

The "Christian" prognosticates a good future for the Scheme.

From Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" by Commissioner Booth-Tucker

But investors should avoid jumping to conclusions, and not only because those who have prognosticated bitcoin’s demise have been wrong in the past.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

The 70-year-old executive has long prognosticated about risks he sees to the economy, though they often don’t come to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

For more nomination predictions, you can check out Times awards columnist Glenn Whipp’s final picks or see what the Envelope’s Buzzmeter panel has prognosticated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024

“I think they are the lone team in the Conference of Champions that has a real shot at going undefeated. So I prognosticated that would be the team,” Leaf said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2021

"And it won't be better very soon," said Ottmar; "for our meteorologist, who lives in the same street with me, has prognosticated very fine weather at the end of this autumn."

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Ernst Theordor Wilhelm Hoffmann

A truism I’ve learned from years of prognosticating about the fate of tech companies: Once they have a certain amount of talent and capital, startups in particular can be quite nimble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Still, Huth readily admits the value of dystopian prognosticating, and hopes it will continue.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024

Meanwhile, your prognosticating columnist isn’t so sure what to believe, and he’s certainly not going out on a limb to make any guarantees right now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

Looking forward is the purview of fans, not coaches, so forgive Maryland’s Kevin Willard if he’s not prognosticating matchups and brackets for the next three weeks.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

“A bit, yes. She’s usually busy prognosticating all over the neighborhood. You’d be amazed what people will pay for a glimpse of the Great Unknown.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood