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a declaration that something will happen in the future
the construction company's forecasting of a September 1 completion date for the new school was wildly optimistic
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to tell of or describe beforehand
the station's meteorologist forecasts sun for the next five days
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Recent Examples of forecasting
John Meyer, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Prices will also stay at today’s lofty levels, said Sam Fiorani, AutoForecast’s vice president of global vehicle forecasting.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI have not announced IPO timelines, but both are making moves that look like preparation, adding finance, governance, forecasting, and an operating cadence that can withstand public scrutiny.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
The global consumer trend forecasting firm released its forecast for 2026 and beyond, revealing how this macro trend for ridiculousness will influence every corner of culture—from fashion and beauty to lifestyle and entertainment.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2026
In this insider account, John Dean, the cofounder and CEO of WindBorne Systems, tells readers how his team built one of the most technically ambitious AI forecasting systems to date.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
This can create clutter, reduce detection sensitivity, interfere with target tracking and impede critical weather forecasting, according to the DOE.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Stephen Morse, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Columbia University, noted that influenza's behavior still defies confident forecasting.
—Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
The Facebook and Instagram parent has vowed to continue plowing money into AI this year after spending $75 billion on it last year, forecasting bigger capital costs that could outpace revenue growth (and investors’ patience).
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Economists are forecasting a much more modest impact.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Traders are now forecasting just a 5% chance of that, down from 11% a day before, according to data from CME Group.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Having predicted up to 4 percent market demand growth for 2025, Xeneta sees a more cautious outlook for 2026, forecasting a slightly more modest 2 percent to 3 percent rise in volumes this year.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Futures markets expect two quarter-point interest rate cuts this year, forecasting the first in April and a second in the fall, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
The National Weather Service is forecasting a change in these dry conditions.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
ServiceNow is forecasting revenue growth of nearly 24%.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
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The OpenSnow reporting and forecasting service is predicting four to eight additional inches at many resorts between Wednesday evening and Friday morning, although founding meteorologist Joel Gratz acknowledged that the weather models for this system have been a bit confounding.
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Hepp is currently forecasting a 5% increase in existing-home sales in the coming year, driven by continued declines in mortgage rates and slower gains in home prices.
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There is no significant chance of rain in the forecast at the moment, but a small chance for a few showers south of I-20 on Tuesday.—
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Boston will likely see a couple days with temperatures well above freezing in the coming week and may get a coastal storm heading into the weekend, according to National Weather Service forecasts.—
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Dexcom — Shares of the glucose monitor manufacturer rose more than 5% after preannouncing fourth-quarter results and offering a forecast for 2026, predicting revenue growth of between 11% and 13%.—
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Many pundits were predicting a big Best Motion Picture Drama win for Sinners, and that might have been very popular for the audience at home, which actually has heard of and maybe even seen that hit film.—
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Those are, indeed, pat, credible theories and predictions.—
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Adding weight to Meloni’s prediction of upcoming turbulence is the fact that 43 members of Congress have already announced plans to leave.—
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Each gift contained a prophecy about the identity and destiny of the newborn, while the names and kingdoms of origin of Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar, documented in ancient texts such as the Liber Pontificalis, reinforce the universality of the tribute.—
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Rawayana remained quiet throughout the day, though their latest album release, launched on New Year’s Day, felt like a sudden prophecy.—
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“Forecasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecasting. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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