prescient
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He is long said to have opposed the war, so making it the reason for the debacle makes him look prescient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Michael Hartnett made the call in his weekly “flow show” research note published Friday, and it reverses the prescient recommendation he made almost a year ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
While the prediction proved prescient, Musk’s investment has changed the calculus.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
This included prescient pieces ahead of their time, like the video-enabled AT&T Picturephone, and those that would never come to pass, such as the RCA Whirlpool Miracle Kitchen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Virginia's posture toward assumption was now making his prophecy look prescient.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing prescient
Power Prefix: pre-
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Vocabulary from "There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy," by Sherry Turkle
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