portend
Example Sentences
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So what does this portend for the future of American politics?
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
But investors might not be aware of the fact that extreme positioning in the options market can sometimes portend a reversal of fortune ahead.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
Does this Super Bowl’s record-breaking A.I. ad splurge also portend a coming pop?
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026
Yet the reticence from car buyers toward the end of last year portend a potentially volatile year marked by uncertainty around tariffs and the broader economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
He believes the rainbow is a sign from God and that comets portend evil.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing portend
Grade 11, List 2
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"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass
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Chains
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