Word: predictioneer
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In the first few years the tests were given with no attempt at prediction of concentration. The effort was to get a backlog of test scores which would provide the check for future predictions.
After three days in the state, some Nebraskans were comparing him to Lincoln, and Kefauver was ready with a prediction: "I think we can win." Reporters who followed both candidates through low-pressure, anti-Truman Nebraska were inclined to agree.
Reasonable Prediction. In Manchester, Iowa, the Rev. David Davids of the Community Congregational Church issued a bulletin announcing a future service: "There will be group sining. A large attendance is anticipated."
She was one of a group of six scholars who enlightened insurance executives as to what science could foresee in the coming years. A "test tube baby" from "test tube parents" was another savant's prediction.
Wet Blanket. In Santiago, Chile, Weather Forecaster Julio Bustos was being sued by the mayor of Valdivia, who charged that Bustos' prediction of rain during Valdivia's centenary celebrations had discouraged tourists, cost the city 10 million pesos.