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Rainy seasons over the last two years were the driest in downtown Los Angeles since record-keeping began in 1877, and forecasters now say the El Niño that had been predicted to bring some relief may not materialize.
Even well before the storm was predicted to make landfall somewhere in the Carolinas, the potent threat of a dangerous storm surge was beginning to materialize.
However, the fragility fractures that were predicted to occur in this population of patients, who have been treated with alendronate for more than 10 years, have not materialized.
But how many times has hail been predicted and failed to materialize?
While the bomb near a polling station in Cairo on the first morning and the reports of 444 arrests across the country in relation to the poll might have given pause to some voters, the widespread disruption by supporters of ousted president Morsi that was predicted by some didn't materialize.
A conventional Taliban spring offensive was predicted by many but never materialized, and Western officials say that raids by NATO and American Special Operations forces have killed dozens of senior and midlevel Taliban commanders this year.
(The last 2 pandemics occurred in 1957 and 1968; a pandemic was predicted in 1976, but never materialized).
But a wave of mergers has long been predicted for biotechnology and has so far failed to materialize.
And the so-called Mayan Apocalypse that had been predicted for Dec. 21, 2012 never materialized.
However, the general shake-out of undercapitalized, less efficient wineries that has been predicted for a decade has still not materialized.
Another portion of Mr. Drake's letter underscores how unpredictable such turnarounds can be: "Indeed, the much-anticipated -- but never fully materialized -- ad rebound that was predicted for 2002 and 2003 may actually gain traction in 2004".
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