portend
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"What it does portend, to me, is that Hong Kong will accelerate its economic intertwining with Beijing."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 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
It’s spring primary season, though the GOP’s April showers portend May and June squalls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
So what does this portend for the future of American politics?
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
The Greeks had an old saying, too: “Red beard and blue eyes portend the Devil.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
In the northern U.S., it portends unusually dry and warm weather, while the Gulf and Southeast states experience abnormally wet weather.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Meanwhile Philippa, knowing that “visionaries are ungovernable,” fears that Barton’s presence in her nunnery portends catastrophe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
I know thy tenderness of soul; I fear this silent anguish but portends Some dread convulsion soon to burst in horrors.
From The Fatal Falsehood by Hannah More
The public debut of SpaceX—officially Space Exploration Technologies — portended different things to different investors but was significant for all.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
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
Or maybe it was the future the mark portended.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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
On Wednesday, a coalition of student unions met with lawmakers and demanded an independent investigation into the police violence, portending further protests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
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
If we reject it the vivid colors will grow pale; it will be a baleful meteor, portending tempest and war.
From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Benson John Lossing
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