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foreboding

[fawr-boh-ding, fohr-] / fɔrˈboʊ dɪŋ, foʊr- /


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Since then, he feels a sense of foreboding whenever dark clouds signal the onset of another storm.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

But a 0.1-percent dip in food services sales could reflect that people are opting to drive less -- a foreboding sign for broader spending in the services sector.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Our trusted sources in Iran spoke with opposition activists, human rights lawyers and independent journalists and found a mood of foreboding.

From BBC May 3, 2026

In contrast, DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, concluded its answers to a user’s questions about weapons selection with a foreboding farewell.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

He opened it, his temples pulsing with foreboding.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Khalid Aljabri recalled that his father had forebodings of the trouble ahead.

From Washington Post May 28, 2020

Heaven finds a new life at her estranged grandparents’ exquisite Boston mansion, but even in the world of the wealthy, there are strange forebodings, secrets best forgotten.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2019

Despite their forebodings, the referendum result shocked Irish officials.

From The Guardian Apr. 18, 2019

For a year, readers would be invited to send in their dreams and forebodings, which would be compared with actual events.

From The New Yorker Feb. 25, 2019

By the morning after the waltz, you see, Desdemona’s forebodings had been borne out.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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