foretold
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When the Fed eased after a market rout, it was usually reacting to what the decline foretold.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
An angel is thought to have foretold his birth to St Patrick, 30 years before it happened - although the exact date is believed to be some time between 462 and 515 AD.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
What follows is a chronicle of a death foretold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
Of course, they don’t much resemble the levitating Studebakers and auto-gyrating Chevys foretold in pulp science fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
The clouds in the sky grew steadily denser, and foretold a heavy summer rain before nightfall.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
