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So we get to witness the arguments, which unfortunately for the responsible parties—the “org” that attracts bile online and off—seem to portend the struggles to come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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 finest astronomers and astrologers—Thomas Digges in England, Francesco Maurolico in Italy, Tadeàš Hàjek in Prague—racked their brains in an attempt to work out what this might portend and hastened to publish their conflicting conclusions.

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

“The performance of risk assets and energy markets in recent days portends a turning point in the Middle East conflict,” the economists wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

"Your punctuality, I trust, portends your constancy in weightier concerns."

From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover

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

Based on how my day started, I reasoned it likely portended a really bad day ahead.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2024

Still, she worried that she had not done enough and that the dream portended some negligence of hers that would harm Baby.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

Amid fading light, the delicate fledglings fluttered in a wind portending a storm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

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

Her face was aglow with some pleasant thoughts, yet she was very serious—a strange mixture that immediately struck the twins as portending something very big and out of the way.

From Queensland Cousins by Eleanor Luisa Haverfield