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foreshadow

[fawr-shad-oh, fohr-] / fɔrˈʃæd oʊ, foʊr- /


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PIPs often foreshadow inevitable firings, but she refused to give up on someone in her charge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Indeed, months of drought and heat waves tend to foreshadow the fiercest wildfires.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

Yet many of the body plans seen in those ancient animals foreshadow features that later appeared in dinosaurs, birds, and other groups.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

None of these developments in themselves constitute or necessarily foreshadow a crisis.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

Sturtevant’s rudimentary genetic map would foreshadow the vast and elaborate efforts to map genes along the human genome in the 1990s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

History tells us that large and rapidly growing debt in major economies often foreshadows a financial crisis.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

But there was a twist that foreshadows the uncertain new path of Venezuela’s leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Viewed against such a prism, this foreshadows a period of sloppy price action or correction for the stock market.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

Analysts suggest imminent, further base rate cuts by the Bank of England appear unlikely, and uncertainty always foreshadows a Budget.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

“The assignment of the terrific P-51 Mustang plane to all of the Negro pilots foreshadows important missions and sweeps ahead for them as the war enters its decisive stage,” wrote the Norfolk Journal and Guide.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

That was the most meager private payroll growth since January, and foreshadowed potential weakness in the Labor Department’s report on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The seminal pop-punk album, full of romantic innocence and disarming humor, foreshadowed the rise of new wave.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

His comments upon exiting might have foreshadowed the current difficulties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Andreessen’s prescient call foreshadowed 15 years of transformation and arguably trillions in value creation.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Gravesend had been swallowed by a heavy, chilled night, the kind that could have foreshadowed snow.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The savvy storyteller is an expert at foreshadowing - dropping subtle hints about big releases in everything from her outfit choices to her website aesthetics.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

On the last earnings call in January, CEO Phong Le indicated the company would sell Bitcoin “when it is advantageous to do so,” possibly foreshadowing the recent transaction.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

So far, neither side is showing signs of backing down, foreshadowing a fight that could take years.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

I wish I’d noted that line as foreshadowing, but just like any good mystery, the clues are only evident in hindsight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

Like all life-changing events, it happened unexpectedly and without any foreshadowing.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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