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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 means the newly identified features could potentially help scientists evaluate whether high-resolution hurricane forecasting models are accurately reproducing the physical process that allows tilted storms to become vertically aligned.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Wall Street investors, for instance, are forecasting three more rate hikes between now and April, according to the closely followed FedWatch tool.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is less pessimistic, forecasting global oil-demand growth of around 400,000 barrels a day this year, while expecting growth to accelerate to roughly 2.4 million barrels a day in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

While long-range forecasting is fraught with uncertainty and details are subject to change, there is currently nothing to indicate that a heatwave is on the cards.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

They dodged trainees pouring out of forecasting labs, talking about their moon prophecies.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Although the attitude of Canadian weathermen towards their U. S. collaborators continued warm, their forecastings were cloudy, omitted any mention of barometric pressure.

From Time Magazine Archive

Between the two of them, however, there was this one essential difference: Scott's forecastings were vague and rosy dreams, Catie's were concrete plans.

From The Brentons by Wilson C. Dexter

It remains to be seen whether the Marxian prophecy of the international alliance of workingmen that is obscured by the present conflict in Europe, and other of his forecastings, will be ultimately verified.

From The Art of the Moving Picture by Vachel Lindsay

No one knew just how much Miss Brentwood had to do with the long-delayed awakening of David Kent; but in Loring's forecastings she enjoyed the full benefit of the doubt.

From The Grafters by Francis Lynde

Some of them read more like a book of travels in this world than forecastings of the next.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII by Alexander Maclaren

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