Google Instant search, for example, requires both predicting outcomes as people type queries, and searching for the right results.

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For example, if someone is known to be good at predicting outcomes, then investors ought to be able to use those predictions to set odds and bet accordingly.

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In a country where the game is followed with an almost religious passion, every man and his dog seem to have an opinion on the 16 finalists or have had a go at predicting the outcomes.

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