portend
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That doesn’t portend an imminent crash, but it does raise the question how long a rally supported by just a handful of stocks can really last.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 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
So what does this portend for the future of American politics?
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
U.S. stocks were flirting with a critical threshold on Wednesday that, if broken, could portend another 10% drop for the S&P 500, according to one technical analyst.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
The finest astronomers and astrologers—Thomas Digges in England, Francesco Maurolico in Italy, Tadeàš Hàjek in Prague—racked their brains in an attempt to work out what this might portend and hastened to publish their conflicting conclusions.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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"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
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
Many small-cap investors also make a valuation-based argument for why they believe that small-cap relative strength so far this year portends something more sustainable.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
But if they fail, it portends an epic flop.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026
They are all playing with that oppressive quietness that portends big stakes.
From Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man by Irving Crump
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
As his maiden voyage with the group, "The Yes Album" portended things to come.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2023
Or maybe it was the future the mark portended.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
Looking back, the surprising darkness and dampening of Penn State’s win over Utah was a portending moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
"Nonetheless, while we expect the summer rally to continue, investor exuberance is likely to lessen in the near-term, portending a less vigorous rally."
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2023
The year 1797, which opened with events portending the overthrow of Austria and the financial collapse of England, brought a passing gleam of sunshine into the gray life of Pitt.
From William Pitt and the Great War by John Holland Rose
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