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

From BBC May 29, 2025

Looking back, the surprising darkness and dampening of Penn State’s win over Utah was a portending moment.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2023

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

The purr of streams over rocky bed was whispering, the queer quaking echoes of falling rocks were giants at war, and the mists rising from swaying waterfalls, spirit-forms portending death.

From The Story of the Trapper by A. C. Laut




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