foreshadow
Example Sentences
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The second problem, as several early studies showed, was that GLP-1 given in large doses caused patients to vomit, foreshadowing the primary side effect of today’s blockbusters.
But markets have a way of foreshadowing future shifts.
From Barron's
Even the announcement of the Ashes squad was an anticlimactic foreshadowing of things to come.
From BBC
Consumer spending rose again in September, likely foreshadowing data showing a robust pace of economic growth in the third quarter when the long-delayed report is released a few days before Christmas.
From MarketWatch
Depictions of the digital afterlife in shows such as “Black Mirror” can feel bleak, foreshadowing a dystopian future where people get resurrected from the grave as chatbots and robots.
From Los Angeles Times
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