presage
Example Sentences
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Conversely, a lagging transportation average might presage a decline in the overall market.
It was an early example of Americans’ resentment of English tyranny, presaging the anger that would erupt into the Revolutionary War in the next century.
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
The 2000s brought opportunity to expand that vision, as declining production presaged a natural end to oil field operations.
From Los Angeles Times
Worn for a couple of weeks, the Zio monitor looks for irregular heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation—a racing heartbeat that can presage a stroke or heart attack.
From Barron's
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