Word: predictioneer
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Marathon fans were surprised when Salazar burst into the limelight last October, fulfilling his prediction by shattering the world record at the New York Marathon--a record that had stood for 12 years.
William R. Fitzsimmons '67, acting director of admissions and financial aid, predicted yesterday that this year's "yield"--the proportion of accepted applicants who decide to come here--will remain around its usual level of 73 percent, producing a freshman class of roughly 1600. But Fitzsimmons said the admissions office...
For another, he asserted that the amount of loans offered by private lenders promises to fill the gap left by his reductions in, direct federal aid. Yet there seems no evidence to support that prediction. And for all his angry retorts, the President failed to address his critics' principal objection...
"We believe that the nation and the world are ready for a new Hula Hoop era." Venturing that brave prediction is Barry Shapiro, 39, executive vice president and general manager of the Wham-O Mfg. Co., the San Gabriel, Calif., toy and sporting-goods maker that introduced the hoop in...
Three days and more than 100 matches later. Pool's prediction proved correct. Nobody came close to McConnell, and the freshman sensation coasted through the tournament, dropping only one game to Harvard's Mary Hulbert in the semis.