harbinger
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But that could be a harbinger of what’s to come for U.S. markets if the conflict continues.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
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
Keep in mind that these results reflect only a child’s early test scores, a useful but fairly narrow measurement; poor testing in early childhood isn’t necessarily a great harbinger of future earnings, creativity, or happiness.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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