prevision
Americannoun
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previsions
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foresight, foreknowledge, or prescience.
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a prophetic or anticipatory vision or perception.
noun
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the act or power of foreseeing; prescience
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a prophetic vision or prophecy
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McGroarty said the WFP managed to distribute food in key locations across the northeast and central highlands of the country in prevision of the winter months.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
"Regarding upkeep and maintenance, there is definitely a considerable lack of prevision."
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus this vasty Audubon, who could prevision the cities that were to mar and befoul his beautiful Ohio River; the laying waste of the forests; the slaughter of the deer and wild pigeons.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many times has the Presidential boom of Hiram W. Johnson been wrecked in the prevision of political correspondents.
From Time Magazine Archive
With rare prevision he had provided an axe, with plenty of robes and wraps.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
Loan-loss previsions, however, also jumped 66% from the year-ago period to 4.04 billion pesos, with cost of risk shooting up to 1.66% from 1.13%.
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2023
Feinstein acknowledged it included previsions that unanimously passed the Senate in May.
From US News ● Dec. 9, 2014
I don’t have any idea why such previsions came to me.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
"There are pictures in our souls which seem to be recollections, but in fact are previsions."
From The Song of Songs by Hermann Sudermann
The ostentatious partiality with which he introduced her into society produced results which went beyond his previsions.
From Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands by Edmund Gosse
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