portend

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So what does this portend for the future of American politics?

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Advances in robotics present new possibilities for medicine, but also portend a system that could leave millions of its human workers unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Does this Super Bowl’s record-breaking A.I. ad splurge also portend a coming pop?

From Slate • Feb. 8, 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

The Greeks had an old saying, too: “Red beard and blue eyes portend the Devil.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides