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portend

[pawr-tend, pohr-] / pɔrˈtɛnd, poʊr- /


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The release “could portend some deceleration of steep memory-price increases for the likes of Micron,” according to Kerwin.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

So we get to witness the arguments, which unfortunately for the responsible parties—the “org” that attracts bile online and off—seem to portend the struggles to come.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Put it all together, and the march of trillicorn IPOs doesn’t portend doom for investors.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Signs pointed to another U.S. military buildup in the region this week that could portend a fresh round of fighting.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2026

“Tell me what event might portend success in love?”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

So there are good reasons to be furious, and worried about what this portends for the future.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2026

"The yields are troubling people because it portends a tighter environment and it's going to be more expensive to borrow money," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

In the northern U.S., it portends unusually dry and warm weather, while the Gulf and Southeast states experience abnormally wet weather.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Meanwhile Philippa, knowing that “visionaries are ungovernable,” fears that Barton’s presence in her nunnery portends catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

The saddest heart alive Would be as careless as a lark's in June Compared to mine, if what my fear portends Proves true.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various

The public debut of SpaceX—officially Space Exploration Technologies — portended different things to different investors but was significant for all.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

The staginess that sinks many of his other pictures portended a digital age where all images would trend toward idealized, Photoshopped perfection.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

When either, or both, of these signals have triggered five times or more combined within the span of five trading sessions, it has often portended trouble ahead, the SentimenTrader report said.

From MarketWatch Nov. 5, 2025

Based on how my day started, I reasoned it likely portended a really bad day ahead.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2024

Still, she worried that she had not done enough and that the dream portended some negligence of hers that would harm Baby.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Service companies reduced employment for the fifth time in the past six months, perhaps portending a weak August employment report on Friday.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.

From BBC May 29, 2025

The Colts will be slight favorites Sunday, perhaps portending another close finish.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2023

Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.

From Seattle Times Aug. 1, 2023

So when two ladies go out together, the clouds portending rain, let each take an umbrella for herself, and then much injury to bonnets and shawls may be avoided.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Eliza Leslie




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