Example Sentences

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Predicting incident trends can be a form of predictive policing, which uses data to anticipate where, when and how crime may occur.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Predicting the S&P 500’s direction based on oil moves is an empty bet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Predicting onset of symptomatic Alzheimer disease with a plasma %p-tau217 clock.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Predicting the events of 2025 was anything but easy, as the results of our annual forecasting challenge show.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Predicting divorce, like tracking Morse Code operators, is pattern recognition.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell