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foreboding

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


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Brook's first act of the day was a foreboding one for England.

From BBC Jun. 20, 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

Under the skylight of a 10-foot industrial ceiling is a cold, foreboding blacksmith’s forge — which, on an active day, would heat up to 2,500 degrees — surrounded by uncut, conical metal templates awaiting manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 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

She has since told me that she had a steady foreboding that I was on my way into big trouble.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

And there are less apocalyptic forebodings as well: unstoppable AI-powered hackers, massive global AI misinformation campaigns, rampant unemployment as artificial intelligence takes our jobs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2023

Dry in a way that seemed to conflict with Washington meteorological measurement and myth, and with our summertime forebodings and apprehensions.

From Washington Post Jun. 4, 2022

Despite their forebodings, the referendum result shocked Irish officials.

From The Guardian Apr. 18, 2019

The French government is relieved that its worst forebodings about the protests did not come to pass.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2018

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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