presage

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The rise and collapse of the eruption column presaged a series of pyroclastic surges, the fourth of which killed everyone in its path in Pompeii.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

It was an early example of Americans’ resentment of English tyranny, presaging the anger that would erupt into the Revolutionary War in the next century.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

The 2000s brought opportunity to expand that vision, as declining production presaged a natural end to oil field operations.

From Los Angeles Times