Example Sentences

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The company previously had been predicting 1% growth.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Strategists had been predicting a 7% rise in 2025, with a declining multiple forecast offsetting strong earnings.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Son had been predicting for years that SoftBank would be at the forefront of an imminent revolution in AI and robotics, but it missed out on the early years of investing in generative AI companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Economists had been predicting that the UK's central bank would raise rates to 2.25% - the highest level since December 2008.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2022

Men who had been predicting Bonner's ruin from the start were anxious to see it accomplished.

From Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made by McCabe, James Dabney