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foreboding

[fawr-boh-ding, fohr-] / fɔrˈboʊ dɪŋ, foʊr- /


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Foreboding permeates “Lost Boy Lost Girl,” with each shape-shifting character adrift and uncertain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

It’s called Interesting Times, rather than Foreboding Times, Quixotic Times, or Bleak Times—which is an indication of where he stands.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

A Foreboding Fire: A wildfire that quickly consumed more than 14,000 acres northwest of Los Angeles signaled the start of what experts warn could be a dangerous and prolonged fire season in the West.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Foreboding odds and unprecedented feats are nothing daunting for Clippers coach Tyronn Lue, whose 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers remain the only NBA champion to rally from a 3-1 Finals deficit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2021

Exultant they hover, And shadow the sun with Foreboding.

From Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Lowell, Amy




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