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On Wednesday, a coalition of student unions met with lawmakers and demanded an independent investigation into the police violence, portending further protests.

The changes portend tough times ahead for California unions.

But there’s disagreement about what it portends about our future relationship with waste.

A former third-round draft pick who had already changed organizations once, he knew he had just had the kind of year that typically portends a short professional career.

The logline portends a comedy, possibly a parody, even a satire.