foretell
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Social media is awash in content about the arcane: how-tos for spellcasting, psychics claiming to foretell the future and endless posts about casting out demons.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
In her shifting reflection we see that changes in fashion foretell changes in politics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Perhaps it’s bear markets that foretell better times.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Her name was Annie—“just Annie,” no surname—and she was “just an orphan,” a nobody, really, but she never let her impoverished origins foretell her fate.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2024
He felt no more fear; he was sure that on this point he could foretell the future better than the god.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing foretell
Friday the 13th
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