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Service companies reduced employment for the fifth time in the past six months, perhaps portending a weak August employment report on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Amid fading light, the delicate fledglings fluttered in a wind portending a storm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

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

From BBC ● May 29, 2025

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

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

His aversion to the sound of the brook can, therefore, come from no conscious knowledge of a portending catastrophe in the dream.

From Shapes that Haunt the Dusk by William Dean Howells




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