portend
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The release “could portend some deceleration of steep memory-price increases for the likes of Micron,” according to Kerwin.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Put it all together, and the march of trillicorn IPOs doesn’t portend doom for investors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 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
“Tell me what event might portend success in love?”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
So there are good reasons to be furious, and worried about what this portends for the future.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 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
Many small-cap investors also make a valuation-based argument for why they believe that small-cap relative strength so far this year portends something more sustainable.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
But the new moon seen over the right shoulder, or straight in front, portends fortune as smiling as her own bright rays.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by Louis Philippe McCarty
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
Few heeded the sign, and not even Bilbo yet had any notion of what it portended.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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
“Wicked” and “Gladiator II” will be playing in thousands of theaters nationwide, with Disney’s highly anticipated “Moana 2” on the not-so-distant horizon, portending a much-needed period of healthy cinema attendance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Wholesale food inflation has started to decline, portending possible relief for consumers in coming months.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023
"What's the matter, Cyd?" demanded Dandy, trying to be cheerful in the face of these portending clouds of darkness.
From Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives by Oliver Optic
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