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June 21, 2022

Word of the Day: Prescience

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Word of the Day : June 21, 2022

prescience \PRESH-ee-unss\ noun

What It Means

Prescience is the ability to see or anticipate what will or might happen in the future.

// Stacy had the prescience to know that the stock’s value wasn’t going to remain high forever, and she managed to sell it just before it started to decrease.

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Aired June 21, 2022

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