harbinger

Indeed, that might be a more troubling story: Economists say that weak crude demand could be a harbinger of economic weakness ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Jefferies equities trading analyst Jeffrey Favuzza said he believed investors were focused on whether IBM’s preliminary results are “a harbinger of what we are braced for” with ServiceNow’s and SAP’s results set for next week.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

By now it’s clear that Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory in New York last year over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was less a fluke than a harbinger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

“It’s too early to say if this is simply a mild bout of profit-taking, or a harbinger of a more protracted and deeper retreat,” said David Morrison, senior market analyst at Trade Nation.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

This is how I think of him: like his namesake, the raven, a harbinger of death and doom.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Whales, she said, can be harbingers of bigger changes under the surface of the ocean.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

Here, the harbingers of the new golden age of the old-school American tavern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Scorsese attributed the early days of Beatlemania as harbingers of an artistic change that not only impacted the 1960s, but that can be felt in the popular culture of the present day.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024

Washcloths are particularly controversial: “People get really riled up, like, ‘Washcloths are harbingers of bacteria,’ and ‘If you don’t use a washcloth, you’re dirty.’

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2024

There were two crocuses in the snow, sure harbingers of spring.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig