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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually predict" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the ability to foresee or anticipate outcomes, often in a context where there is skepticism about the prediction's accuracy.
Example: "While many models can provide estimates, only a few can actually predict future trends with any degree of reliability."
Alternatives: "truly forecast" or "genuinely anticipate".
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Clearly I can't actually predict a future event".
Few people on Wall Street appear to believe that the markets can actually predict external events.
Blacks say the promotion system's outcome might be justified if the exams actually predict supervisory skill.
But can sustained flows into money markets actually predict impending declines in equity investment?
O.K., I didn't actually predict a pause in the warming but a possible period of cooling.
Mr. Sleet could not actually predict the weather, but this did not deter him.
Although JTAV cannot actually predict where troops will be sent, once they are in place it allows logistics to become "anticipatory".
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Instead of analyzing the role of PSP and NT-proCNP in the prediction of sepsis, the authors seem to have actually predicted future hospital-acquired infection in the intensive care unit.
He actually predicted Chelsea's recent poor form would work in the Blues' favor.
"I actually predicted this exact rhythm when I got into the race".
The game also became one of those rare playoff previews that actually predicted how their postseason series would play out.
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