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foreboding

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


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Artisanal makers of goat cheeses can be found along undulating roads through greenery that dead end at the foreboding promontory of Cabo Espichel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

Then the timeline for star freshman Alijah Arenas’ return was pushed back indefinitely, another foreboding sign in a season filled with them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Somehow the Wall is even more foreboding when it’s empty like this.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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