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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

Previous research has found that gelatinous zooplankton like velella and their fellow jellyfish thrive in warmer waters, portending an era some scientists have referred to as the “rise of slime.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

Wholesale food inflation has started to decline, portending possible relief for consumers in coming months.

From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023

The harried expression which was becoming chronic leaped into his eyes at the introduction, as he asked himself what now might be portending.

From The Dude Wrangler by Caroline Lockhart




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