as in forecast
a declaration that something will happen in the future
we were all amazed when the fortune-teller's predictions turned out to be true
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Last month, JPMorgan Chase lowered its prediction for GDP growth by 0.3% because of the uncertainty around Trump’s trade policy.
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Brian Bennett, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
The postal service is losing money By the end of 2024, the agency had around $8.1 billion under its name; predictions estimate the agency will lose $6.9 billion of it by the end of 2025.
—Claire Grant, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The bitcoin price has flat-lined through March, stuck at around $85,000 per bitcoin, despite a huge, prescient bitcoin price prediction setting the market alight.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Brain Surgeons Have Some Thoughts Any early predictions for Season 3?
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brian Bennett, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
The postal service is losing money By the end of 2024, the agency had around $8.1 billion under its name; predictions estimate the agency will lose $6.9 billion of it by the end of 2025.
—Claire Grant, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The bitcoin price has flat-lined through March, stuck at around $85,000 per bitcoin, despite a huge, prescient bitcoin price prediction setting the market alight.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Brain Surgeons Have Some Thoughts Any early predictions for Season 3?
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prediction. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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