prognostication
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We chose a six-month expiration to provide time for the end-of-year prognostication to be overshadowed by the realities of 2026—whatever that might be.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
He arrived on campus with high expectations under coach John McKay, but he exceeded every reasonable prognostication by becoming one of the most dominant running backs in college football history.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
Mr. Santos, New York Republican, shared his prognostication during a meandering three-hour discussion on X Spaces with Monica Matthews.
From Washington Times • Nov. 25, 2023
From Cyrus Scofield to Hal Lindsey to Tim LaHaye, we live in the wake of high-stakes prognostication allegedly grounded in John’s dream visions.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023
I slowly laid out sweets upon our little table, disheartened by so glum a prognostication.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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