predictably
Americanadverb
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Once Anthropic does go public, analysts will predictably ignore the fair-value losses to focus on the company’s forward trajectory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Because these patterns change predictably with age, scientists can use them to estimate how old a cell appears at the molecular level.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Cardinals predictably brought pressure and blitzed, sacking Stafford three times and hitting him seven times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
The young players arrived jet-lagged just a few hours before the match and were predictably thrashed 7-0 by this year’s World Cup finalists.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
I saw how his shoulders would predictably tense and curl inward like the hood on a cobra whenever anyone got to that point of having talked too much.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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