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The county’s main economic engine is a university where enrollment has declined over the past two years and demographic trends portend further declines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The release “could portend some deceleration of steep memory-price increases for the likes of Micron,” according to Kerwin.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 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

He believes the rainbow is a sign from God and that comets portend evil.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

"The yields are troubling people because it portends a tighter environment and it's going to be more expensive to borrow money," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Conditions like dissociative identity disorder may dictate multiple support animals, and the growth in pet psychologists portends a burgeoning trend of emotionally affected pets needing their own support animals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Let’s be real, rational thought portends the obvious: It’s a wrap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

But its wholesale gutting portends an even more uncertain future for talented filmmakers already struggling in the A.I. age.

From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026

“We hope not, but Tally says that quite often, after a hot sandstorm, it returns with sleet and hail; so we’d better be ready in case this chill portends such a comeback,” explained Mr. Gilroy.

From Girl Scouts in the Rockies by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

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

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

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

From BBC ● May 29, 2025

Unified schools damaged or destroyed in the Palisades fire have been cleared of debris more quickly than expected, portending a timely reopening of facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

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

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

With these portending words, he promised to follow Albert's wishes to the letter, and added, "Now mount your horse, whilst I lead on, and you shall be welcome in the castle of Lichtenstein."

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Wilhelm Hauff