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

And, just watch, every preseason prognosticator will point to LeBron’s brilliant Olympics and come to the same conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 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

This pretty spotted little beetle was used formerly in the neighbourhood of Llanidloes as a prognosticator of the weather. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias