prophetic
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Less convincing, however, is the notion that he was singularly prophetic in this arena.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
As usual, Fontaine, who died Saturday at age 73, was prophetic in his assessment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
However, such warnings are prophetic, hypothetical and, for some, complete hyperbole, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Ninety years after Ford tried to persuade skeptical reporters to eat soybean pie, his obsession with the crop looks less eccentric than prophetic.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
I trust the black border on the page will not prove prophetic.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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