prescient
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adj.AdjectiveForeseeing events before they occur
Extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations-R.H.Rovere
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‘Man-made downturn’: Trump’s tariffs plunge stock market to historic drop
- It was informed slash prescient.
It was informed slash prescient.
Is Trump winning? | The Gray Area
- Well that makes me sound perhaps more prescient than I thought I was because those those are the big themes Of the Trump administration, right and they've pursued them to varying degrees of success But it's very clear right that like those three areas that you outlined aggressive use of immigration enforcement Aggressive use of tariff powers and aggressive efforts to Centralize power in the president's hands by remaking the federal government like those are the three big stories of the Trump administration so far I think the three biggest And most defining ones right with the There being I think significant interconnections between all of them in a way I don't think anyone fully anticipated and I guess I'll elaborate on what I mean by that, which is that Trump has pursued his remaking of the government and his his exercise of power to a degree and in a manner of Flawlessness that I don't think anyone anticipated and all of these different things, right?
Well that makes me sound perhaps more prescient than I thought I was because those those are the big themes Of the Trump administration, right and they've pursued them to varying degrees of success But it's very clear right that like those three areas that you outlined aggressive use of immigration enforcement Aggressive use of tariff powers and aggressive efforts to Centralize power in the president's hands by remaking the federal government like those are the three big stories of the Trump administration so far I think the three biggest And most defining ones right with the There being I think significant interconnections between all of them in a way I don't think anyone fully anticipated and I guess I'll elaborate on what I mean by that, which is that Trump has pursued his remaking of the government and his his exercise of power to a degree and in a manner of Flawlessness that I don't think anyone anticipated and all of these different things, right?
- Well, that makes me sound perhaps more prescient than I thought I was, because those— those are the big themes of the Trump administration, right?
Well, that makes me sound perhaps more prescient than I thought I was, because those— those are the big themes of the Trump administration, right?
Top 20 Movies That Were WAY Ahead of Their Time
- it's also saying some prescient things about surveillance.
it's also saying some prescient things about surveillance.
- This might be a thriller on the surface, but it's also saying some prescient things about surveillance.
This might be a thriller on the surface, but it's also saying some prescient things about surveillance.
The REAL reason why Trump bombed Venezuela and kidnapped President Maduro
- And then in 1999 when he became president, he gave a very prescient speech in which he said, quote, fortunately, the world of the 21st century will not be unipolar or bipolar.
And then in 1999 when he became president, he gave a very prescient speech in which he said, quote, fortunately, the world of the 21st century will not be unipolar or bipolar.
- And then in 1999, when he became president, he gave a very prescient speech in which he said, "Fortunately, the world of the 21st century will not be unipolar or bipolar.
And then in 1999, when he became president, he gave a very prescient speech in which he said, "Fortunately, the world of the 21st century will not be unipolar or bipolar.
CS50 Lecture by Steve Ballmer
- And my mom asked me an even more prescient question, which is, why would a person ever need a computer?
And my mom asked me an even more prescient question, which is, why would a person ever need a computer?
- >> And my mom asked me an even more prescient question,
>> And my mom asked me an even more prescient question,
Conspiracy of the World History.
- Saint Augustine was quite prescient when he said: "be wary of mathematicians,..
Saint Augustine was quite prescient when he said: "be wary of mathematicians,..
- Saint Augustine was quite prescient when he said: "Be wary of mathematicians, particularly when they speak the truth." Henry Ford once said: "History is more or less bunk." Prominent mathematician Anatoly Fomadko not only proved it for a fact,
Saint Augustine was quite prescient when he said: "Be wary of mathematicians, particularly when they speak the truth." Henry Ford once said: "History is more or less bunk." Prominent mathematician Anatoly Fomadko not only proved it for a fact,
President-Elect Trump: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- but it now feels more prescient than ever, because even though this year still has seven weeks left, I'm calling it early.
but it now feels more prescient than ever, because even though this year still has seven weeks left, I'm calling it early.
- PRESCIENT THAN EVER.
PRESCIENT THAN EVER.
Conversation between JK Rowling and Steve Kloves (2011)
- Well, you were weirdly prescient about the movie business, which shocked me.
Well, you were weirdly prescient about the movie business, which shocked me.
- terrified when you're weirdly prescient
terrified when you're weirdly prescient
Will Arnett on Stand-Up Comedy, ‘Is This Thing On?,’ and Career Reflections
- There's not a lot of animation that I think is that prescient for people that they still can revisit it years later.
There's not a lot of animation that I think is that prescient for people that they still can revisit it years later.
- There's not a lot of animation that I think is that prescient for people that they still can revisit it years later?
There's not a lot of animation that I think is that prescient for people that they still can revisit it years later?
6 Ways Coronavirus Proves Bernie Sanders Right
- Back in 2015, Bernie was a co-sponsor of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Bill and spoke some pretty prescient words.
Back in 2015, Bernie was a co-sponsor of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Bill and spoke some pretty prescient words.
- Family and Medical Leave Insurance Bill and spoke some pretty prescient words:
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Bill and spoke some pretty prescient words: