as in predicted
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the hope that the housing slump does not harbinger a general economic recession
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And Josue De Jesus of Rising Apple predicted that would mean ditching former ace Kodai Senga after his latest setback.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025 -
The first guest of the night was Jude Law, who was asked about how his roles have predicted the future in the past.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, the bright SVGA colors, angular hills, flowing waterfalls, and isometric skyscrapers of SimCity 2000 felt, at the time, like the future implied by its title.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Despite all this, the valuation implied by StubHub’s listing price is nearly double the combined valuation of StubHub and Viagogo when the latter bought the former in 2020.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Those rules foreshadowed the sweeping approach now poised to become law.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Froome’s contract with the Israel-Premier Tech professional cycling team expires at the end of this year, according to the BBC, which reported that he’s previously foreshadowed that 2025 could be his last year as a professional cyclist.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Fluoridation has long been heralded as a public health triumph, but skeptics increasingly hold sway in government.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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His supporters included the USC Gould School of Law’s Post Conviction Justice Project, which represented him before the parole board, then heralded his release from prison, publicly describing Mutch as an advocate for nonviolence who had served as a mediator inside prison walls.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The title, which must be the most highly anticipated of the year, already has a cover and release date, but so far, the singer-songwriter has not shared any music from the project.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Six plays later, on third-and-10, Hurts anticipated Spagnuolo sending the house — and the Chiefs did.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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