Example Sentences

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“Values and goals for the future are two of the biggest predictors of long-term compatibility.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

"With the rise of wearables and long-term tracking in humans, I'm excited to see whether the same principles -- early predictors, staged aging, divergent trajectories -- hold true in people."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Other studies indicate that the psychological losses often embedded in retirement—feeling less valued, needed or connected—are strong predictors of postretirement depression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

"It is quite likely that it is early childhood experiences that are one of the major predictors of catfishing," she adds.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

The predictors of a crown, with a royal exchequer from the alchemists, seduced the imagination, and a’Laski invited the sages with their families to reside at his castle.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac