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While the $6 million in damages is small potatoes for two of the world’s largest corporations, the March verdict could presage much costlier lawsuits.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Conversely, a lagging transportation average might presage a decline in the overall market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

If Rosenberg is right and “odds of some policy action or communication to stabilize the yen are rising,” then this could presage a major trading reversal.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025

The bust would presage the dissolution of Wings; McCartney would release a solo album, “McCartney II,” in May.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

She did not answer, but as he looked at her it seemed to him that something in her softened, as though a bitter frost were yielding at the first faint presage of Spring.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The top honor at the newly rebranded Actor Awards recognizes the ensemble cast of a film -- a decision that sometimes, but not always, presages Oscars best picture glory.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

The rapidly growing rail system is a symbol of India’s modernization, and Charu’s bookish father, a workshop manager, believes in the progress it presages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

It both presages the movie’s musical bent and works as a metaphor for the unconscious and often unacceptable parts of ourselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024

But he takes umbrage at the notion that 2023 presages a “new normal.”

From National Geographic ● Sep. 8, 2023

O, let my books be then the eloquence and dumb presages of my speaking breast!’”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

In the past, long weekly winning streaks have typically presaged more gains for the index, following some near-term weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

And again, EPS beats heralded outperformance of 3% in the first year of a new activist-led CEO regime, while EPS misses presaged a lag of 10%.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

He didn’t stay, but his arrival presaged their comeback, with 50 to 75 roaming the state today.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

Crime fiction became more realistic, an approach presaged by Dashiell Hammett and other hard-boiled American writers in the 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Shreve cried, though Quentin had not spoken: it had been merely some quality, some gathering of Quentin’s still laxed and hunched figure which presaged speech, because Shreve said Wait.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

Often, a low put-call ratio is a sign that investors are overly ebullient and can thus be seen as a contrarian indicator, presaging a market retreat.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Some worry that suggests crypto’s slump could be presaging a broader market decline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The apocalyptic imagination, he argued, imposes on history “neat, naïve patterns” presaging a turning point in the grand scheme of humanity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025

Scores were exposed to the virus, presaging potential catastrophe in Africa’s most populous nation.

From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2025

Now the precise outlines of her skull show through the skin of her face, presaging death.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein