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projection

[pruh-jek-shuhn] / prəˈdʒɛk ʃən /




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The Disability Insurance trust fund’s reserves are projected to remain positive throughout the 75-year projection period.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

What does Bear’s forced projection of their imagined romance feel like for Nikki?

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

His bombed-out inner life matches his description of Rotterdam so closely that it can’t help but seem like a projection.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Hegseth replied that part of the US national defence strategy was aimed at "power projection" in the Pacific and working with allies.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

I widen my smile, trying to show some teeth, but from the giant projection of me in the dome, I look like I ate a bad batch of oysters.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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