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portend

[pawr-tend, pohr-] / pɔrˈtɛnd, poʊr- /


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So we get to witness the arguments, which unfortunately for the responsible parties—the “org” that attracts bile online and off—seem to portend the struggles to come.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The S&P 500 on Thursday finished right on the cusp of a critical support line that, if broken, could portend more losses for stocks in the coming days and weeks.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Put it all together, and the march of trillicorn IPOs doesn’t portend doom for investors.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Signs pointed to another U.S. military buildup in the region this week that could portend a fresh round of fighting.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2026

The finest astronomers and astrologers—Thomas Digges in England, Francesco Maurolico in Italy, Tadeàš Hàjek in Prague—racked their brains in an attempt to work out what this might portend and hastened to publish their conflicting conclusions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

"The yields are troubling people because it portends a tighter environment and it's going to be more expensive to borrow money," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Conditions like dissociative identity disorder may dictate multiple support animals, and the growth in pet psychologists portends a burgeoning trend of emotionally affected pets needing their own support animals.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Let’s be real, rational thought portends the obvious: It’s a wrap.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

If the idea was to de-ice Melania for viewers and, in turn, make them forget about the allegations against Ratner, this one-two punch in the film’s first 10 minutes only portends glorious failure.

From Salon Feb. 1, 2026

The saddest heart alive Would be as careless as a lark's in June Compared to mine, if what my fear portends Proves true.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various

The staginess that sinks many of his other pictures portended a digital age where all images would trend toward idealized, Photoshopped perfection.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

They have generated revenues to the filmmakers and to us that’s way beyond what the box office would have portended when it opened.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Microsoft argued in an amicus brief that blacklisting Anthropic was an unprecendented response to a contract dispute that portended ill for the technology sector as well as the US military.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

When either, or both, of these signals have triggered five times or more combined within the span of five trading sessions, it has often portended trouble ahead, the SentimenTrader report said.

From MarketWatch Nov. 5, 2025

Or maybe it was the future the mark portended.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.

From BBC May 29, 2025

Unified schools damaged or destroyed in the Palisades fire have been cleared of debris more quickly than expected, portending a timely reopening of facilities.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2025

Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.

From Seattle Times Aug. 1, 2023

The dollar was heavy in Asia, and equities around most of the region declined, portending weakness when Europe wakes up as well.

From Reuters May 22, 2023

With these portending words, he promised to follow Albert's wishes to the letter, and added, "Now mount your horse, whilst I lead on, and you shall be welcome in the castle of Lichtenstein."

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Wilhelm Hauff




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