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forecasts

  • plural
    of forecast.
    forecast
    verb (used with object)
    to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance.
  • present tense form
    of forecast (3rd person singular).
    forecast
    verb (used with object)
    to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance.

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Headline and core inflation have exceeded the central bank’s forecasts, while accelerating wages and higher energy and food prices point to further price pressures, ING analysts said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Plus, the pros’ forecasts for interest rates, international markets, the midterm elections, and more.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The current three month outlook from the Met Office forecasts that there is double the chance of it being wetter than normal.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

People are facing a "painful" and "depressing" few years ahead, economic think tanks have warned, after forecasts showed growth in living standards grinding almost to a halt.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

There is another quite different problem exemplified by these stock-market forecasts and fanciful explanations of success.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos