prophetic
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Speaking to Messi during a news conference in New York, NFL legend Tom Brady called the photos "very prophetic".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The creatures faced a prophetic choice: munch on the grass on the side marked with a Mexican flag, or opt for the greenery on the opposing South African side.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
Robert Altemeyer, a Canadian psychologist, described such people in 2006 in an eerily prophetic manner:
From Salon ● May 18, 2026
Another cart, which looked like a small boat with a prophetic name, “Deep Trouble,” had just that when it ran out of momentum and stopped along the course.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
Though this was really an emergency proposal dictated by the military crisis, and was ultimately rejected by the planter class in South Carolina and Georgia, its very suggestion seemed prophetic.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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