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portend

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


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This does not portend an all-around divestment from America.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Shedding talent and salary gave Boston financial flexibility—but it also seemed to portend a season of knocking around the NBA’s ocean floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

His insistence that no one is safe until everyone is safe, can seem to portend a future in which no one will ever be safe, though as a teacher I assume he’s more sanguine.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Between 2002 and 2007 the dollar suffered a similar drop, but it didn’t portend the end of its hegemonic status.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

“Tell me what event might portend success in love?”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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