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presage

[pres-ij, pres-ij, pri-seyj] / ˈprɛs ɪdʒ, ˈprɛs ɪdʒ, prɪˈseɪdʒ /




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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

Their book is the first such comprehensive study of HTS and is likely to presage much further research and examination.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 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

The divergence does, however, presage what may happen when the military awards its contracts.

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

Since it must, they thought, presage the fall of some kingdom, the comet encouraged, in some sense precipitated, the invasion of England by William the Conqueror.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The top honor at the newly rebranded Actor Awards recognizes the ensemble cast of a film -- a decision that sometimes, but not always, presages Oscars best picture glory.

From Barron's Mar. 1, 2026

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

But he takes umbrage at the notion that 2023 presages a “new normal.”

From National Geographic Sep. 8, 2023

He added that “it presages a lot of aesthetics found during the 2010 indie gamer boom.”

From New York Times Jul. 28, 2023

As I passed down an obscure street, I felt spread through all my palms that tingling of the nerves that presages a great leap.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

It also accurately presaged a big post-IPO runup in shares of Cerebras once they finally went public in the U.S, according to Coltman.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

And again, EPS beats heralded outperformance of 3% in the first year of a new activist-led CEO regime, while EPS misses presaged a lag of 10%.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 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

The response presaged the film’s Golden Lion victory at the festival.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 30, 2024

Each visit was presaged by trips to the seamstress to fit a new dress or disguise an old one, and each time they returned there was fresh news about the royal court.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

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

What's the difference between this, and mild cognitive impairment presaging the ultimately fatal cognitive decline of Alzheimer's disease?

From Salon Sep. 30, 2023

She told Inspector Thomas Mathew how in the last few weeks she had noticed some presaging signs, some insolence, some rudeness.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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