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forecasting

American  
[fawr-kast-ing, fohr-, -kahst-ing] / ˈfɔrˌkæst ɪŋ, ˈfoʊr-, -ˌkɑst ɪŋ /

noun

forecastings plural
  1. the act of making predictions about the future based on currently available information.


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"That scale is possible," said Jason Asher, director of CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, during a press briefing.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Dr Scott Hosking, Mission Director for Environmental Forecasting at the Turing Institute, said that once trained, AI models were cheaper and quicker to run than traditional forecasting systems.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

The CDC’s risk assessment was carried out by its Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, which relied, in part, on new disease data from the outbreak in Texas.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

The irony for Michael Fienup, who heads the Center for Economic Research & Forecasting at California Lutheran University and was one of the authors of the 2024 U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

“Can you tell me about the hot foot spell? In our Future Forecasting session, we're learning about how you can use tools to find missing people, and I thought maybe it was the same.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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