portend

Example Sentences

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If the idea was to de-ice Melania for viewers and, in turn, make them forget about the allegations against Ratner, this one-two punch in the film’s first 10 minutes only portends glorious failure.

From Salon

Many small-cap investors also make a valuation-based argument for why they believe that small-cap relative strength so far this year portends something more sustainable.

From MarketWatch

Some analysts are hopeful that the trend portends long-term structural changes to the memory market, which has long been cyclical.

From MarketWatch

Yet the reticence from car buyers toward the end of last year portend a potentially volatile year marked by uncertainty around tariffs and the broader economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

But if they fail, it portends an epic flop.

From Salon