prognostication

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That said, the BDC has a 30% exposure to software, but O’Neill says everyone has to make a prognostication about the risk of default and the recovery rate in that event.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

It’s easy to forget how Hakstol entered last season a front-runner on many prognostication sites to be the first coach fired.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 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

“And so the smart thinking is always to be careful about how much prognostication you make about radically changing anything, because in some cases that doesn’t happen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 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