portend
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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
So what does this portend for the future of American politics?
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
But investors might not be aware of the fact that extreme positioning in the options market can sometimes portend a reversal of fortune ahead.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
Does this Super Bowl’s record-breaking A.I. ad splurge also portend a coming pop?
From Slate • Feb. 8, 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
Vocabulary lists containing portend
Grade 11, List 2
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"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass
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