foreshadow

Indeed, months of drought and heat waves tend to foreshadow the fiercest wildfires.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

The experience of Woodies residents foreshadow what other communities across America could experience as the frequency of costly natural disasters increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 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

The piece foreshadows Saar’s penchant for transforming common items into near-mystical objects with seemingly simple flourishes that belie complex themes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 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

Analysts suggest imminent, further base rate cuts by the Bank of England appear unlikely, and uncertainty always foreshadows a Budget.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

There was movement in the darkness, scuffling and shuffling, a redistribution of ancient centuries, an evasion of foreshadows.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

His comments upon exiting might have foreshadowed the current difficulties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

That set foreshadowed the history lesson in Puerto Rican music Bad Bunny would soon give with "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos," which he promoted with a hometown concert residency.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

In October, Bessent had foreshadowed the change, saying future revisions would “position FinCEN as a gatekeeper” over AML enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

The administration in September foreshadowed the move by issuing an executive order saying it would consider reducing tariffs on certain items not produced in the U.S. when foreign nations agree to trade deals with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

Gravesend had been swallowed by a heavy, chilled night, the kind that could have foreshadowed snow.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

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

So far, neither side is showing signs of backing down, foreshadowing a fight that could take years.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

Reinhart, the BNY economist, said the absence of foreshadowing makes Waller’s dissent more consequential.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

His way of talking to Mr. Norton had been a foreshadowing of my misfortune—just as I had sensed that it would be.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison