foreshadow

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

Over time the address has become a vehicle for presidents to address the nation’s residents, claim legislative victories and foreshadow upcoming policy goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The Tokyo figures, which often foreshadow nationwide trends, showed price pressures easing at the start of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Strong Azure revenue should foreshadow further revenue beats in fiscal 2026.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

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