presage
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It could also presage China’s stance if the U.S. were to take action against Cuba, with which Beijing has what it calls an “ironclad friendship.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
If Rosenberg is right and “odds of some policy action or communication to stabilize the yen are rising,” then this could presage a major trading reversal.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
The divergence does, however, presage what may happen when the military awards its contracts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
But some familiar with the company think the headquarters relocation announcement could presage a larger presence in Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
“A presage of horror! What on earth do you mean?”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
The top honor at the newly rebranded Actor Awards recognizes the ensemble cast of a film -- a decision that sometimes, but not always, presages Oscars best picture glory.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
The rapidly growing rail system is a symbol of India’s modernization, and Charu’s bookish father, a workshop manager, believes in the progress it presages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
It is intense, precise and gorgeously written, and I hope it presages another volume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
But he takes umbrage at the notion that 2023 presages a “new normal.”
From National Geographic ● Sep. 8, 2023
Hence, the passage presages the coming of the Messiah.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
The institutional moves presaged a broader ad-market pullback that accelerated Trade Desk’s stock-price decline throughout 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
In the past, long weekly winning streaks have typically presaged more gains for the index, following some near-term weakness.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
And again, EPS beats heralded outperformance of 3% in the first year of a new activist-led CEO regime, while EPS misses presaged a lag of 10%.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
The rise and collapse of the eruption column presaged a series of pyroclastic surges, the fourth of which killed everyone in its path in Pompeii.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Each visit was presaged by trips to the seamstress to fit a new dress or disguise an old one, and each time they returned there was fresh news about the royal court.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
Often, a low put-call ratio is a sign that investors are overly ebullient and can thus be seen as a contrarian indicator, presaging a market retreat.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Trevor Milton, founder of the electric truck manufacturer Nikola, was convicted of misleading investors in 2022, presaging Nikola’s bankruptcy last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
The apocalyptic imagination, he argued, imposes on history “neat, naïve patterns” presaging a turning point in the grand scheme of humanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Scores were exposed to the virus, presaging potential catastrophe in Africa’s most populous nation.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2025
Now the precise outlines of her skull show through the skin of her face, presaging death.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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