harbinger

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Louise Adler, the Jewish daughter of Holocaust survivors, said "I cannot be party to silencing writers" and that Abdel-Fattah's exclusion "weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation."

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

ADP’s private-sector employment report will come out on Wednesday, two days ahead of the government’s data, but is not often seen as a reliable harbinger.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

It’s a delicate harbinger of the great catastrophe to come.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Instead, the speculation has been rewarded with oodles of views and ominous comments about Owens’ willingness to be a harbinger of forbidden truths.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

This is how I think of him: like his namesake, the raven, a harbinger of death and doom.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson