portent

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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

Easterby will hope Hansen's troubles are not a portent for what lies ahead on Sunday with Ireland aiming to overcome a significant hurdle in their quest for a third successive title.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

Ged doled their food out sparingly, and the portent of this was plain, but both of them chewed their bit of salt fish and wheaten cake, and neither said anything.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin