portent
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A key issue is whether Medallia troubles portent greater problems in software lending.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
If films about catastrophe often take a schematic, meet-the-victims approach to their opening scenes, Ms. Littman renders hers with persuasive vibrancy, too full of life to have room for heavy-handed portent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Disney’s chairman recently revealed that D’Amaro was involved with December’s controversial OpenAI character-licensing deal, a grim portent for his future as entertainment boss.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026
He can only hope it is an aberration and not a portent for a grim autumn campaign before his secondment with the British and Irish Lions.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
Jockeys say there is a small, bright sound when hooves clip against each other, a cheery portent of the wreck that is likely to follow.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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