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foresees

verb

present tense third-person singular of foresee

as in anticipates

to realize or know about beforehand a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen

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Recent Examples of foresees Fortich foresees a mass exodus of teachers if the supplement isn’t extended. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026 Our staff foresees a Guardians’ series win, although the White Sox have their supporters among the voters. — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Looking to the future, Mastrangelo foresees an industrywide return to small-batch practice as a template for sustaining one’s business. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026 In fact, Rystad foresees oil at $85-$90 per barrel in the last three months of the year, and falling to $80-$82 next year if Hormuz is reopened. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Last month, Semafor reported that Amazon’s sustainability chief foresees a multi-year uptick in the company’s carbon footprint. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Head coach Mike Vrabel foresees the Patriots making a move to add at the position coming out of minicamp. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 Analyst Wamsi Mohan foresees pricing power for the company to remain strong, as memory shortages due to high demand from the AI buildout linger. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 June 2026 Weeks after slashing his staff by 40%, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payments company Block, foresees middle management’s complete extinction. — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026

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After its recognition in Parliament as an official whistleblowing entity, CIISA has since received around 30 reports (as of 1 October) and now anticipates an increase in the volume.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Trump is accustomed to asserting the primacy of force over law and clearly anticipates no punishment for doing so in front of a body dedicated to saving humanity from the scourge of war.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

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With The Keepers, Black Tomato co-founder Tom Marchant predicts that in a world where nearly anything can be looked up or generated in seconds, human knowledge and connection are the ultimate luxuries.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
Next, Meta will string the Muses together to create a team of helpful agents, Nguyen predicts.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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