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preconceives

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present tense third-person singular of preconceive

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Continue reading … LONG OVERDUE – 'National Treasure' director predicts upcoming third film won't be able to 'ignore' politics.

— , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Raymond James predicts the CPU market will hit roughly $201 billion in 2030.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of predicts

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While there may be dissent about how much transparency is the right amount, no one thinks Warsh is going to deliver a lot of it Friday.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Corruption is what political scientists call a valence issue – almost everyone thinks corruption is bad, but not everyone agrees about how much of it there is.

— Robert Boatright, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of thinks

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Fans continue to ask Carney about Hadestown’s climactic moment, when Orpheus dooms Eurydice forever by turning to look at her on the road back from hell.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
This dooms the kingdom to the tyrannical rule of the villainous Priscilla (Nikki Glaser), who swoops in and snatches the throne.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 23 June 2026

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Hailing from humble beginnings in Greenwood, South Carolina, his experiences with football have always been centered around doing the impossible – dreams his father put in his head at an early age.

— Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
These rumors were never substantiated—but Harry did reference his mother’s California dreams in the 2022 Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, per PopSugar.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026

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Here’s a closer look at the board as well as how my model forecasts every AFC West team’s season — including why the projections mirror the expectations of books.

— Austin Mock, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The Climate Prediction Center forecasts El Niño to continue strengthening through the end of the year.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of forecasts

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Its founder, Fabrizio Di Amato, conceives it not as a hotel brand in the conventional sense but as the beginning of a wider world—a connected collection of destinations where Italian hospitality, design and culture merge.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 21 June 2026
Isaac prays to God on her behalf, God answers the prayer, and Rebekah conceives.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of conceives

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The backlash to the Barbara decision presages another legal and cultural battle over the meaning of the 14th Amendment and its role in the debate over who is recognized as an American citizen, observers say.

— Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.

— Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of presages

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Society perceives fathers who kill to be evil, but certain mothers appear to be presumed mentally ill.

— Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
The person receiving the silence perceives it as hostility, and the absence of certainty leaves room for suspicion to grow.

— Alejandro Cárdenas Villa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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