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Microsoft’s search-engine technology projects Dondld Trump will cruise to victory in the first four early states. | Getty Microsoft search engine predicts big Trump win in Iowa

Donald Trump on Monday predicted a “tremendous” victory in the Iowa caucuses. Bing seconds that — and more.

Microsoft’s search-engine technology is forecasting that the Republican front-runner will cruise to victory in the first four early states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. Bing projects Trump to score a 9-percentage point victory over Ted Cruz in Iowa and double-digit triumphs in the next three states.

Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, will best Bernie Sanders in Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada but lose in New Hampshire, according to Bing, though the former secretary of state’s margin of victory in Iowa is less than 4 percentage points.

In a blog post, Bing notes that it successfully predicted a “no” vote on a Scottish referendum and touted its mid-term election predictions in 2014.

Microsoft will also offer technology to help report precinct results in the caucuses. Sanders’ campaign, however, has been skeptical of the company’s ability to remain impartial.