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The county’s main economic engine is a university where enrollment has declined over the past two years and demographic trends portend further declines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

That doesn’t portend an imminent crash, but it does raise the question how long a rally supported by just a handful of stocks can really last.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Signs pointed to another U.S. military buildup in the region this week that could portend a fresh round of fighting.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

So what does this portend for the future of American politics?

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026

“Tell me what event might portend success in love?”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Renée Elise Goldsberry plays Nichole E. Ferebee, an opposing counsel with a romantic past with Michael, which naturally portends a romantic present, or future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

So there are good reasons to be furious, and worried about what this portends for the future.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

"The yields are troubling people because it portends a tighter environment and it's going to be more expensive to borrow money," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“The performance of risk assets and energy markets in recent days portends a turning point in the Middle East conflict,” the economists wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

I know thy tenderness of soul; I fear this silent anguish but portends Some dread convulsion soon to burst in horrors.

From The Fatal Falsehood by Hannah More

The public debut of SpaceX—officially Space Exploration Technologies — portended different things to different investors but was significant for all.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

The staginess that sinks many of his other pictures portended a digital age where all images would trend toward idealized, Photoshopped perfection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

When either, or both, of these signals have triggered five times or more combined within the span of five trading sessions, it has often portended trouble ahead, the SentimenTrader report said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

As his maiden voyage with the group, "The Yes Album" portended things to come.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2023

Or maybe it was the future the mark portended.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Service companies reduced employment for the fifth time in the past six months, perhaps portending a weak August employment report on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.

From BBC ● May 29, 2025

Looking back, the surprising darkness and dampening of Penn State’s win over Utah was a portending moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

Cougars are our canaries in the coal mine, portending consequences of lost connectivity for all Southwest Washington.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

The harried expression which was becoming chronic leaped into his eyes at the introduction, as he asked himself what now might be portending.

From The Dude Wrangler by Caroline Lockhart