portend
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The S&P 500 on Thursday finished right on the cusp of a critical support line that, if broken, could portend more losses for stocks in the coming days and weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
That doesn’t portend an imminent crash, but it does raise the question how long a rally supported by just a handful of stocks can really last.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Signs pointed to another U.S. military buildup in the region this week that could portend a fresh round of fighting.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
So what does this portend for the future of American politics?
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
The Greeks had an old saying, too: “Red beard and blue eyes portend the Devil.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
It’s unclear what the spike in activity portends for the rest of the fire season.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Meanwhile Philippa, knowing that “visionaries are ungovernable,” fears that Barton’s presence in her nunnery portends catastrophe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
That’s what the defection of his largest influencers portends.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026
A federal holiday often portends a long weekend for travel—or maybe just an extra day off to relax.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
The saddest heart alive Would be as careless as a lark's in June Compared to mine, if what my fear portends Proves true.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various
The public debut of SpaceX—officially Space Exploration Technologies — portended different things to different investors but was significant for all.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The staginess that sinks many of his other pictures portended a digital age where all images would trend toward idealized, Photoshopped perfection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
When either, or both, of these signals have triggered five times or more combined within the span of five trading sessions, it has often portended trouble ahead, the SentimenTrader report said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
As his maiden voyage with the group, "The Yes Album" portended things to come.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2023
Or maybe it was the future the mark portended.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
Wholesale food inflation has started to decline, portending possible relief for consumers in coming months.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023
The Colts will be slight favorites Sunday, perhaps portending another close finish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
About the same day others joined the plotters, and on July 20, Barère, the orator of the Committee, who watched the turning of the tide, made an ambiguous declaration portending a breach.
From Lectures on the French Revolution by John Neville Figgis
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