foreboding
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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
“It’s like being around two people who need to fight. Sometimes the foreboding quiet is exhausting, and you’d rather them just yell at each other.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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
They were huge and foreboding in the gray light of afternoon.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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