Word: predictably
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Democrats in New York love to turn the world upside-down," he said. "It's hard to predict, but history is on [Bradley's] side...
...Experts predict this proposal will be extremely popular with voters - and widespread public support could be crucial to the success of Clinton's plan, particularly in an election year when politicians are more susceptible to constituent pressure. While the President can initiate the legislative aspects of the program without congressional approval, he will have to pitch the budget-straining components - like a $20 million pledge to found the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety - to Capitol Hill...
...pictures. Egyptian temples were a billboard of hieroglyphics. Byzantine churches were spread over with huge gilded mosaics, the Jumbotrons of the 10th century. "Times Square is the place of now and the place of the future," says Venturi. "An environment that is sparkling, decorative and information-giving." They predict that such public buildings as schools and courthouses will increasingly borrow the features of commercial buildings, like neon signage and shop-window fronts...
Asking a die-hard sports spectator to predict how we will spectate in the future can cause terrible cognitive dissonance. The sports fan is not oriented toward the future; he is the retrospective creature par excellence. He travels forward with his eyes glued to the rearview mirror. His preferred modes of spectating are historical--the highlight reel; the classic NFL film with its sonorous, Homeric narration; and, most perfectly, the instant replay, which, of course, instantly historicizes the present...
Trying to predict what will be funny in 25 years is as hard as trying to figure out what will be funny five minutes from now. In fact, I would be hard pressed to identify what it is we all laugh at today...