How to Use prediction in a Sentence
prediction
noun- Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done very well.
- The figures and statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.
- Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election.
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On the day of the eclipse, predictions call for warmer weather.
— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024 -
This makes his predictions sound like the stuff of a madman or a prophet.
— David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023 -
What are your thoughts on these trends and predictions?
— Raviteja Dodda, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 -
Gusts will reach between 25 and 35 mph, the prediction states.
— Savanna Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2024 -
The full list of Whipp’s predictions is available here.
— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024 -
Game 1 predictions: Who will win between the Nuggets and Heat?
— oregonlive, 1 June 2023 -
But to be honest, Fil’s prediction skills have proven to be untrue in the past.
— oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2023 -
Catch up on all the nominees, plus EW's predictions for who will take home the gold.
— Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2024 -
There is some reason to be wary of these grim predictions.
— Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 July 2024 -
So, read on for the odds alongside my pick and prediction for Penn State vs. Illinois.
— Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023 -
That chance drops to 60-80% Thursday, but that’s still nearly a week out and predictions could change.
— oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2023 -
The machine needs to be able to predict and then based on that prediction, do certain things.
— IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2023 -
And in the current Names.org predictions, both are number one.
— oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2023 -
The hard work of it all becomes the wait and prediction for a thick-fog day—the easy part was watching Jackson crush it on a mountain bike!
— Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2023 -
The zoo has since changed the ceremony, so that Chuck is no longer held aloft during the prediction.
— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024 -
Here are our predictions for the nominees — and who will (and should) take home the statue on Grammy night.
— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023 -
But that also doesn't mean the entire prediction was wrong.
— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2024 -
Three predictions for Night 2 — 7:00 p.m. The Patriots will make one trade tonight.
— Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023 -
Almanac predictions:Old Farmer's Almanac says to keep your flip-flops out for fall.
— John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024 -
The West Division prediction, though, came down to a single point.
— Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 July 2023 -
To make these predictions, look back a couple decades or so, and then find those watches that resonate with your gut taste.
— Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 22 May 2024 -
Check out their predictions for this weekend's games ahead of Friday night.
— Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2023 -
But Summers has also made predictions that still do not appear to have been borne out, at least not yet.
— Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023 -
Mostly those things bore out the predictions, and many people’s predilections too.
— Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 June 2023 -
By the numbers Jeff Miller’s prediction There’s every reason to think the Chargers will prevail in this game.
— Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023 -
Economists' estimates had scaled back with most rate cut predictions shifting to two or one.
— Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 -
However, prediction markets are tilting in favor of Trump, which has colored much of the market forecasts.
— Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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