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portend

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


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The release “could portend some deceleration of steep memory-price increases for the likes of Micron,” according to Kerwin.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 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

“Tell me what event might portend success in love?”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

"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

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

Let’s be real, rational thought portends the obvious: It’s a wrap.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

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 Feb. 1, 2026

“We hope not, but Tally says that quite often, after a hot sandstorm, it returns with sleet and hail; so we’d better be ready in case this chill portends such a comeback,” explained Mr. Gilroy.

From Girl Scouts in the Rockies by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

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

They have generated revenues to the filmmakers and to us that’s way beyond what the box office would have portended when it opened.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 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

Unlike Perry, he was not convinced that a broken mirror meant seven years’ misfortune, or that a young moon if glimpsed through glass portended evil.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

It’s a dark and propulsive journey through decades of electronic dance music, best described by its own opening words portending “ultra terrorific fantasy.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

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

From BBC May 29, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Aug. 1, 2023

"Nonetheless, while we expect the summer rally to continue, investor exuberance is likely to lessen in the near-term, portending a less vigorous rally."

From Reuters Jul. 25, 2023

The war of 1859, portending danger to the temporal power, disclosed divided counsels.

From The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton




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