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as in foresight
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur most believers would probably agree that complete prescience is one of God's attributes
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as in providence
concern or preparation for the future parents who had the prescience to make everything in their house childproof before the arrival of their first baby
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Recent Examples of prescience Brooker’s prescience had struck again. —
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025 The prescience of King’s sci-fi volume, originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, is undeniable. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025 That may well be called prescience, but without more dramatic ballast, whether or not Family’s rage was ahead of its time becomes a less compelling question. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 But successfully navigating a shifting landscape requires extraordinary dexterity, prescience and skill. —Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prescience
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025 The prescience of King’s sci-fi volume, originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, is undeniable. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025 That may well be called prescience, but without more dramatic ballast, whether or not Family’s rage was ahead of its time becomes a less compelling question. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 But successfully navigating a shifting landscape requires extraordinary dexterity, prescience and skill. —Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prescience
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However, transformation without governance is not foresight.— Barry R. Davis, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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In this case, Gemini would represent the techie aspect of the internet, while Pisces speaks to the fantasizing and intuitive foresight of their future union.— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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That there is no providence, only circumstance.— Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
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Many live and die convinced that random chance is divine providence.— Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
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The younger daughter had arrived with foreknowledge of the role her older sister had already claimed.— Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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Days later, Carlson began releasing The 9/11 Files, a five-part video series that suggests Israel had foreknowledge of the al-Qaeda attacks but withheld the information from the United States.— Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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Maybe only 22 percent of Americans would readily accept Homelander as their one true God, but his vision might also appeal to those Christians whose fanatic prejudices outweigh any specific loyalty to the Bible and its lessons in compassion.— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
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Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen created WildLand to help achieve his ambitious 200-year vision to rewild 220,000 acres in the Highlands.— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
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Throughout history, dice have been used for many different things, including important decision-making or even divination, such as ancient Roman belief that gods controlled the outcomes of dice.— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
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Soon after, Jean-Baptiste Alliette, known as Etteilla, published the first book on tarot divination and created a deck explicitly designed for fortune-telling.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
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Add to a charcuterie board or hors d’oeuvres spread for a big hit with very little forethought.— Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
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Chosen without these considerations, what begins as a fun hobby project can quickly turn into a money pit, so some forethought is necessary.— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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