- past tense form of bide.
bode
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Ryanair’s move to lower capacity in off-peak winter periods could also bode well, which the company expects the broader industry to do too, the analysts add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Still, the Evercore team think that investors’ desire to continue betting on the AI boom may bode ill for some of those stocks that have been struggling of late.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Even if Raducanu is fit enough to play Ruzic, her disrupted preparation does not bode well for the rigours of a Grand Slam tournament.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
That just doesn’t bode well for the future — it’s paying off in the present too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
And if Governor Blanco was right, that these were vets coming straight from Afghanistan and Iraq, it could not bode well for her husband.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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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
Although it was good news for the economy, it boded ill for the market in the short term because "after all, it diverts capital away from Shanghai and Shenzhen markets."
From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2021
There was something in her voice, however, that Harry knew boded ill.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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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
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
The reopening of the hybrid market signals investors' confidence is returning after latest U.S. inflation data boosted hopes that rates would peak soon, boding well for more bond sales.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2022
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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