prophecy

Example Sentences

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People who expect elevated price increases may choose to spend more in the present and demand higher wage increases, which could make inflation expectations a self-fulfilling prophecy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

When leaders insist that AI will double productivity, employees often overwork to fulfill that prophecy.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

"We check, we check again - it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy."

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

This dark attitudes perpetuated on Whatever and its red-pill ilk can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, exacerbating the male loneliness crisis.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

“Sir,” said Harry tentatively, “does what you’re going to tell me have anything to do with the prophecy? Will it help me...survive?”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling