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prognostication

[prog-nos-ti-key-shuhn] / prɒgˌnɒs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




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Every decade or economic cycle, or so it seems, brings another prognostication, each of which ends up cycling from scary to silly in short order.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

When he’s not making his annual prognostication, Phil lives in a customized space beside the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, with a window where library patrons can check out his burrow.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

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

For unless one has the gift of prognostication, are not all events at least somewhat unexpected?

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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