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presentiment

[pri-zen-tuh-muhnt] / prɪˈzɛn tə mənt /


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It’s the type of hazards and presentiment that feel inherent to womanhood.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2024

She opens the bag and it's full of money - another presentiment.

From The Guardian Oct. 3, 2010

Or maybe Mami had a presentiment of what was to come.

From The New Yorker Mar. 15, 2010

Maybe it was a presentiment, maybe it was the sort of destiny that Yiddish calls “goyrl.”

From New York Times Feb. 6, 2010

Finding my seat at last, I was overcome with a presentiment of worse things to come.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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