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portend

[pawr-tend, pohr-] / pɔrˈtɛnd, poʊr- /


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So we get to witness the arguments, which unfortunately for the responsible parties—the “org” that attracts bile online and off—seem to portend the struggles to come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

That doesn’t portend an imminent crash, but it does raise the question how long a rally supported by just a handful of stocks can really last.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Signs pointed to another U.S. military buildup in the region this week that could portend a fresh round of fighting.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

So what does this portend for the future of American politics?

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026

The finest astronomers and astrologers—Thomas Digges in England, Francesco Maurolico in Italy, Tadeàš Hàjek in Prague—racked their brains in an attempt to work out what this might portend and hastened to publish their conflicting conclusions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

So there are good reasons to be furious, and worried about what this portends for the future.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

"The yields are troubling people because it portends a tighter environment and it's going to be more expensive to borrow money," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“The performance of risk assets and energy markets in recent days portends a turning point in the Middle East conflict,” the economists wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

Conditions like dissociative identity disorder may dictate multiple support animals, and the growth in pet psychologists portends a burgeoning trend of emotionally affected pets needing their own support animals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Pearson thus ahead portends "Litter"-ary odds and ends.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 by Various

The staginess that sinks many of his other pictures portended a digital age where all images would trend toward idealized, Photoshopped perfection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Microsoft argued in an amicus brief that blacklisting Anthropic was an unprecendented response to a contract dispute that portended ill for the technology sector as well as the US military.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

When either, or both, of these signals have triggered five times or more combined within the span of five trading sessions, it has often portended trouble ahead, the SentimenTrader report said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

As his maiden voyage with the group, "The Yes Album" portended things to come.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2023

Becky brought back tales of sea monsters chasing the British fleet and a two-headed calf born outside Philadelphia that portended all manner of disaster.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Service companies reduced employment for the fifth time in the past six months, perhaps portending a weak August employment report on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.

From BBC ● May 29, 2025

Unified schools damaged or destroyed in the Palisades fire have been cleared of debris more quickly than expected, portending a timely reopening of facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

Where'er my husband dear is led, Or journeys of his own free will, I too must go, though darkness spread Across my path, portending ill, 'Tis thus my duty I have read!

From Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Toru Dutt


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