prophesy
Example Sentences
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This is headline news today, but more than a century ago American writers began to foresee such a crisis, and to prophesy what might happen next.
From Salon • May 17, 2025
Only Chani manages to escape the trap of prophesy and bloodlines, of arranged marriage, designer babies and the dream of world domination.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024
Mr Darko told the BBC that the police lost a case earlier this year against a pastor who had been charged for allegedly making an alarmist prophesy about a celebrity musician being shot.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2022
Coming from a top central bank official, a prediction that the economy is headed for tough times might become a self-fulfilling prophesy, shattering already fragile confidence.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2022
As for pronunciation, prophecy ends in a “see,” prophesy in a “sigh.”
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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