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And though releasing a series in the last week of the year doesn’t exactly betoken confidence, I can predict with some confidence that there might be one.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025
Cityscapes materialize on backdrops in ways that betoken both the dreamlike landscapes of Monet as well as the Tinseltown innovation of film colorization.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2017
In electoral politics, likewise: a successful re-election that seemed to betoken a sustained realignment for the Democrats.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2017
"They don't start anything, and probably didn't determine much — but betoken a widespread disgust in the air."
From US News • Sep. 30, 2016
The stranger threw back his cowl, displaying the features of the renowned Doctor Hermann Sichel: a gleam of lurid intelligence lighted his grim grey eyes, that might betoken either insanity or excitement.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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