were predicting
- past progressive of predict.
Example Sentences
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I started out with a simple task: I wanted to let MarketWatch readers know what the main artificial-intelligence engines, or platforms, were predicting for March Madness this year.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
Kenvue’s fourth-quarter revenue rose 3% to $3.78 billion, ahead of the $3.68 billion analysts were predicting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Gap gained 3.2% after the clothing retailer reported that its third-quarter comparable-store sales had jumped 5% from a year ago; analysts were predicting a 3% increase.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
With a successor to the Switch on the horizon, most were predicting a fairly quiet 2024 for Nintendo.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2024
Optimistic ranchers were predicting an “open winter”—a season so bland that cattle could graze during the whole of it.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
