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foreboding

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


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As if being thrown back into the pool of adverse insurance-company decisions weren’t bad enough, three new developments should cause foreboding among Medicare Advantage subscribers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

That, of course, is not how any of this works, and it was a foreboding sign of Crockett’s commitment to a free press, not to mention her understanding of the First Amendment.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

And when the future was seen as foreboding, fairs did their best to pave a yellow-brick road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

It was a place I knew about and it just sounded like an interesting place for him to go that has some foreboding associations with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

The foreboding in Meggie's heart grew, spreading black wings.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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