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foretold

ADJECTIVE
known beforehand
Synonyms
STRONG
boded presaged


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When the Fed eased after a market rout, it was usually reacting to what the decline foretold.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Nothing of that great regional upheaval greedily foretold by the prophets of Western decline.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Little is known about the saint who, according to legend, was born on a clifftop in Pembrokeshire during a violent storm, after angels foretold his birth to St Patrick 30 years prior.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

What follows is a chronicle of a death foretold.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2025

I saw no signs that it would rain as the Paqo had foretold.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis




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