- past tense form of bide.
bode
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In the aftermath of their shared trauma, Charlie and Sam have grown into different brands of tough cookie, which doesn’t bode well for their getting along.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
That’s usually a sign of a lack of enthusiasm, and it doesn’t bode well for Tuesday’s results.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Analysts said that does not bode well for bilateral relations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
A recent Gallup poll shed light on what you are experiencing, and the results did not bode well for a generation of renters who would like to get their foot on the property ladder.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
“This does not bode well for Germany,” warned Bert’s father.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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All of that boded badly for high-flying names like Sandisk and Micron, as some of 2026’s biggest winners became this selloff’s big losers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
The images boded ill for Mountain High, but as the night wore on, the resort’s fate remained a mystery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
“The shift towards normality after the pandemic has overall boded well for global livability in 2023,” said Upasana Dutt, head of the livability index at EIU.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Trade in U.S. stock futures suggested a flat open for Wall Street , , although the signals from other major stock markets boded well for U.S. trading later on.
From Reuters ● Jan. 23, 2023
So the Isle-Men of Low Torning had sent to Roke begging for a wizard to protect their folk from what boded over the western horizon, and the Archmage had judged their fear well founded.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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He also sees DSV’s faster-than-expected integration of DB Schenker as boding well for CargoWise, with the additional volumes supporting his expectation of a 2H skew to WiseTech’s results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
You can go on and on with comparisons, but something big boding in favor of this season’s team is the likelihood of Daccord maintaining his numbers beyond the streak.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
A simplified prototype of the experiment that operates at room temperature is already remarkably sensitive, boding well for the final Archimedes apparatus's performance.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 29, 2023
A recent spike in mosquito-borne diseases — such as dengue fever and malaria — has underscored the fragility of the African country’s health system, boding ill for future challenges driven by climate change.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
I had not been barbecued I couldn’t even feel the Chimera poison boding in my veins anymore.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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