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We cannot foretell the future.
a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events
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Consider Isaiah 42, for example, in which God proclaims his promise of salvation and foretells the coming of the Messiah.
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Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
The Sibyl appears in the epigraph of The Wasteland, unable to foretell her own death.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
For example, the death of kings in Mesopotamia was often foretold by an eclipse, with research revealing that 4,000-year-old tablets contain predictions of eclipses interpreted as signals of the end of dynasties.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The man of a thousand faces anoints this seminal work of cinema that foretold the age of Universal monsters.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
The Sibyl appears in the epigraph of The Wasteland, unable to foretell her own death.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
For example, the death of kings in Mesopotamia was often foretold by an eclipse, with research revealing that 4,000-year-old tablets contain predictions of eclipses interpreted as signals of the end of dynasties.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The man of a thousand faces anoints this seminal work of cinema that foretold the age of Universal monsters.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Foretell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foretell. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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