prognosticator

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Even the gloomiest prognosticator thinks a formal default is highly unlikely, and the idea that it might happen within six years is in the very outside realm of risk.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

FiveThirtyEight, the prognosticator Silver founded in 2008 and left earlier this year, gives Harris a 56% chance of winning, while DecisionDeskHQ gave her a 54% chance.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024

Not to cast a shadow over your Groundhog Day fun, but flipping a coin is a better prognosticator of winter weather than the 39 percent success rate of Punxsutawney Phil and his coterie.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2024

The category’s winner has historically been considered a strong prognosticator for the best picture Oscar, with 15 of the previous 20 winning films going on to receive the Academy Award.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024

One would like to know what W. S. thought of his prognosticator, and if he kept on studying and believing just the same as if all had come right.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various