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as in foresight
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur
most believers would probably agree that complete prescience is one of God's attributes
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as in providence
concern or preparation for the future
parents who had the prescience to make everything in their house childproof before the arrival of their first baby
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Recent Examples of prescience
If the postwar boom made Marx seem obsolete, recent decades have confirmed his prescience.
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Robin Varghese, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
As a result of Iger’s vision and prescience, Disney is way ahead of traditional media peers in bridging the linear-to-streaming transition, with its streaming business driving billions more in revenue than any of its legacy competitors.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Instead, the Kremlin has been blaming a warped combination of Western prescience, and Ukrainian assistance.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
And a film that felt at once hopeful and foreboding now takes on a dreadful prescience.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
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Robin Varghese, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
As a result of Iger’s vision and prescience, Disney is way ahead of traditional media peers in bridging the linear-to-streaming transition, with its streaming business driving billions more in revenue than any of its legacy competitors.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Instead, the Kremlin has been blaming a warped combination of Western prescience, and Ukrainian assistance.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
And a film that felt at once hopeful and foreboding now takes on a dreadful prescience.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
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His journey from scouring YouTube for hidden gems to becoming the go-to executive for up-and-coming talent underscores a career built on passion, foresight, and an unyielding commitment to artist development.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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The first habit is being proactive, and that’s because foresight and planning are evergreen skills for long-term success.Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s 90-minute acceptance speech, which quickly moved from providence to policy and jabs at his opponent, President Joe Biden, was almost secular compared to some speakers earlier in the evening.Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
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The concepts of divine intervention and providence have a long record in American history.Newt Gingrich, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024
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Just last month, it was reported that the company slowed down the production of its headset and could potentially stop making the current vision altogether due to a lack of demand.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead of merely serving as a role-player on the right, Kirk now leverages his influence to bend conservatism closer to his own vision.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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So yellow is yellow was was air and Lilia divination trial, and orange was Alice in the fire trial.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Once again, the breakdown goes as follows: Lilia (Patti Lupone) wants to regain her divination skills, Alice (Ali Ahn) wants to find out what happened to her mother, and Jennifer (Sasheer Zamata) wants to reclaim her magic, which has been bound for some as of yet untold reason.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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While Elisabeth, an aging actress, and her younger not-quite-doppelgänger Sue (Margaret Qualley) share the blame for prescription-medication abuse, what appears to motivate their reckless errors comes down to matters of etiquette and forethought.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Unlike a quick trip to your dermatologist or plastic surgeon for hyaluronic acid filler, fat grafting involves going under IV sedation, a type of anesthesia administered through a vein, and requires much more forethought and planning.Taryn Brooke, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Prescience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescience. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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