presage
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While the $6 million in damages is small potatoes for two of the world’s largest corporations, the March verdict could presage much costlier lawsuits.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
It could also presage China’s stance if the U.S. were to take action against Cuba, with which Beijing has what it calls an “ironclad friendship.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
If Rosenberg is right and “odds of some policy action or communication to stabilize the yen are rising,” then this could presage a major trading reversal.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
The bust would presage the dissolution of Wings; McCartney would release a solo album, “McCartney II,” in May.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
“A presage of horror! What on earth do you mean?”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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The rapidly growing rail system is a symbol of India’s modernization, and Charu’s bookish father, a workshop manager, believes in the progress it presages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Corporate earnings are growing, and profit margins are stable and often expanding—and that usually presages higher stock prices.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
It is intense, precise and gorgeously written, and I hope it presages another volume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
But he takes umbrage at the notion that 2023 presages a “new normal.”
From National Geographic ● Sep. 8, 2023
Hence, the passage presages the coming of the Messiah.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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In the past, long weekly winning streaks have typically presaged more gains for the index, following some near-term weakness.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Not all high-profile U.S. IPOs have presaged major corrections in the S&P 500,” said John Higgins, chief economic adviser for financial markets at Capital Economics.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
He didn’t stay, but his arrival presaged their comeback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
The announcement was presaged by recent headlines that Andrew wasn’t invited to join the royal family’s Christmas celebrations at their Sandringham estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
Shreve cried, though Quentin had not spoken: it had been merely some quality, some gathering of Quentin’s still laxed and hunched figure which presaged speech, because Shreve said Wait.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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Often, a low put-call ratio is a sign that investors are overly ebullient and can thus be seen as a contrarian indicator, presaging a market retreat.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Some worry that suggests crypto’s slump could be presaging a broader market decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The apocalyptic imagination, he argued, imposes on history “neat, naïve patterns” presaging a turning point in the grand scheme of humanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Scores were exposed to the virus, presaging potential catastrophe in Africa’s most populous nation.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2025
Now the precise outlines of her skull show through the skin of her face, presaging death.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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