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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

He understood the weather-signs of the Solimoës, and saw that a storm was portending.

From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Mayne Reid


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