sign of things to come

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Rybakina never looked convincing despite clawing her way back from a double break down to force a tie-break, and a double fault on the opening point was a sign of things to come.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Was this a freak occurrence, or a sign of things to come?

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Add it all up and the February spike in import prices might be a sign of things to come.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

But it may not be, and instead a sign of things to come around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The domestication of fire was a sign of things to come.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari