- present tense form of portend (3rd person singular).
portends
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Renée Elise Goldsberry plays Nichole E. Ferebee, an opposing counsel with a romantic past with Michael, which naturally portends a romantic present, or future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"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
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
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
The morning was a perfect winter morning, the sky of that cloudless, but not over-deep blue, which portends a long and steady frost.
From Starvecrow Farm by Stanley J. Weyman
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