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portent

[pawr-tent, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tɛnt, ˈpoʊr- /




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A key issue is whether Medallia troubles portent greater problems in software lending.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

That usually unremarkable occurrence proved to be a portent for the exhibition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Disney’s chairman recently revealed that D’Amaro was involved with December’s controversial OpenAI character-licensing deal, a grim portent for his future as entertainment boss.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Are England's batting struggles in these first two ODIs an early portent for another southern hemisphere winter of discontent?

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

This was a portent of the extremely serious situation that has now developed.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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