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With so many unknowns, nobody can possibly foretell which businesses will thrive in the years ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Its flashing lights and internet connectivity foretell a future in which kids won’t rummage around in the toy box at all, opting instead for more and more screen time.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026

Perhaps it’s bear markets that foretell better times.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

In his 1998 book “Paradise Lost,” Schrag sought not simply to foretell the region’s future, but to explicate how its future foretold what was in store for the country as a whole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

‘But you did not name the hour, nor foretell the manner of your coming. Strange help you bring. You are mighty in wizardry, Gandalf the White!’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

This foretells of a world where hydrocarbons are substituted by other energy sources.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

The “Skyscraper Index” foretells tough times for a city or country that’s just built the world’s tallest one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

If the coming days are anything like those of past years, analysts will try to make the case that the stock market’s performance at the beginning of January foretells its full-year direction.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026

Montiel takes a while to tip his hand that he’s after something more emotionally complex than the first act foretells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

Mother warns how we act today foretells the whole year.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai

Life imitated art when, in 2019, Van Der Beek fulfilled the prophecy foretold by a “Don’t Trust the B—” storyline and became a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

Some claim that the stock market’s full-year direction is foretold by its performance on the first trading day of January; others focus on the first two days, and still others on the first week.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026

As the journalist Robert Bryce foretold years ago: “Electric vehicles are the Next Big Thing, and they always will be.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

His three under par on the front nine of the second day at the North was noteworthy, but hardly foretold a round that would go into lore.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025

“He foretold my parents’ end,” said Luxa sorrowfully, running her fingers over part of the wall.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

While foretelling his imminent death, Christ tells his followers: “Walk while ye have the light.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

England are due to make it to the semi-finals, with Portugal poised to knock them out two decades after they did in 2006 - though the model stops short of foretelling 'penalties, again'.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

In the dark recesses of the U.S. economy, price pressures are bubbling up and foretelling another wave of inflation.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

A foretelling of last earthly smells, whether for the hunted or the hunter.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025

I think back to the foretelling I read in the Commandant’s office.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir