writing on the wall

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"Ultimately, I think the readings are that Scarborough on the whole will have a town-wide campervan ban. I think that's what is the writing on the wall here," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“The writing on the wall suggests that, exactly as we feared years ago, this was not the way to go.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Truist analyst Youssef Squali sees the writing on the wall, from how fast agentic is growing.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

After so many sales calls, Nick Winters says he saw the writing on the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

“But why?”—and stared up at the writing on the wall.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson