Meaning of self-fulfilling prophecy | Babel Free

Definitions

A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true.

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“Whether or not we believe⟳ in astrology is irrelevant; the question⟳ is, did the Magdalenians? If so, then in a self-fulfilling prophecy they may have⟳ been organizing their lives according to a religious belief system, and not simply an economic or ecological one.”

“Operator Abellio ScotRail doubled the Mon-Sat service from one train⟳ in each direction to two from May 2019 - it being something of a self-fulfilling prophecy that if you lay⟳ on trains, people might use⟳ them.”

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