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foreshadow

[fawr-shad-oh, fohr-] / fɔrˈʃæd oʊ, foʊr- /


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Yet many of the body plans seen in those ancient animals foreshadow features that later appeared in dinosaurs, birds, and other groups.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

"You don't have to dramatise these things; you should, at least, acknowledge or foreshadow them."

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

None of these developments in themselves constitute or necessarily foreshadow a crisis.

From Barron's Mar. 7, 2026

Some said this could foreshadow a large jump in prices once the global commodity futures market reopens Sunday evening.

From MarketWatch Mar. 1, 2026

Sturtevant’s rudimentary genetic map would foreshadow the vast and elaborate efforts to map genes along the human genome in the 1990s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

His exit foreshadows the peril to come at Sunnyside Daycare.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

History tells us that large and rapidly growing debt in major economies often foreshadows a financial crisis.

From Barron's Mar. 7, 2026

But there was a twist that foreshadows the uncertain new path of Venezuela’s leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 21, 2026

Viewed against such a prism, this foreshadows a period of sloppy price action or correction for the stock market.

From MarketWatch Nov. 24, 2025

He looks younger with his close-cropped hair and his stubble-free face, but the outline of his biceps foreshadows the next few years.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

A key component of the deal was reportedly to recruit Shazeer, whose 2017 paper, titled “Attention is All You Need,” foreshadowed the rise of AI chatbots.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

A recent speech by another BOJ board member and a summary of opinions from its last meeting in April have foreshadowed a hawkish shift.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

His comments upon exiting might have foreshadowed the current difficulties.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

Andreessen’s prescient call foreshadowed 15 years of transformation and arguably trillions in value creation.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Each is foreshadowed by an earlier century, but dazzles into full prominence in the twentieth.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The savvy storyteller is an expert at foreshadowing - dropping subtle hints about big releases in everything from her outfit choices to her website aesthetics.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

On the last earnings call in January, CEO Phong Le indicated the company would sell Bitcoin “when it is advantageous to do so,” possibly foreshadowing the recent transaction.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

“Mythos could find and exploit vulnerabilities in every major operating system and web browser—even when used by non-experts,” it said, foreshadowing how AI-driven cyber risks could destabilize the financial system if not managed carefully.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

It was also foreshadowing for the young professionals in the audience who had not yet learned that being good at your job, or even great, wasn’t enough to keep it.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

I’ve replayed the day over and over in my head so many times and have written down every single detail, but I still can’t find the foreshadowing.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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