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bode

[bohd] / boʊd /


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The social-media post doesn’t bode well for a quick end to the conflict.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

I suppose it’s still possible, but not winning this and the wide-open supporting actress category doesn’t bode well.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Longer contracts could boost memory players’ valuation multiples to foundry players’ levels, which could bode well for share prices, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

This does not bode well for stocks, Deluard continues, because “higher volatility is bearish by itself … It forces dealers to shrink their books, traders to reduce capital, and risk-parity funds to cut leverage.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

“This attack on the spinners does not bode well for your father.”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins




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