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foretell

[fawr-tel, fohr-] / fɔrˈtɛl, foʊr- /


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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

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




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