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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

It’s a dark and propulsive journey through decades of electronic dance music, best described by its own opening words portending “ultra terrorific fantasy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.

From BBC ● May 29, 2025

Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

If we reject it the vivid colors will grow pale; it will be a baleful meteor, portending tempest and war.

From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Benson John Lossing


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