as in foreshadowing
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the strife in Bloody Kansas in the 1850s adumbrated the civil war that would follow
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The video then cuts to the musician wearing hot pink cleaning gloves lined with red faux fur, foreshadowing what’s to come in the next video.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025 -
Earle was dressed to the nines, well, more like the tens — some foreshadowing there — for the occasion, donning a glistening white and silver gown with feather accents, along with long white gloves and a blinding choker.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Dexcom — Shares of the glucose monitor manufacturer rose more than 5% after preannouncing fourth-quarter results and offering a forecast for 2026, predicting revenue growth of between 11% and 13%.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Many pundits were predicting a big Best Motion Picture Drama win for Sinners, and that might have been very popular for the audience at home, which actually has heard of and maybe even seen that hit film.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
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The investment firm raised the price target for the semiconductor and fiber laser provider to $60 from $45, implying a more than 36% gain from Friday's close.—
Sean Conlon,Chloe Taylor,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2026
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No other team currently has minus odds (implying a greater than 50 percent likelihood) of winning its division.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Mimicry alone is limited, but anticipating human expressions is a vital first step for robots’ social development.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon BMNR, year-to-date Addressing the broader cryptocurrency universe, Lee is optimistic on both bitcoin and ethereum, anticipating the former will reach a new all-time high in 2026.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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In heralding the occasion with this exclusive interview, the always engaging historian adds a distinguished grace note to the retrospective tone of City & Shore magazine’s 25th Anniversary Issue.—
Greg Carannante,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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Those same stars will glide silently through the night as the last moments of 2025 fade and the first of a new year begins, heralding the start of another year of incredible stargazing opportunities.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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The designer wrote his master’s thesis on wearables, foreseeing how smart clothing and other technologies could become part of daily life even before wireless technologies like Wifi and Bluetooth were standard.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Since 2021, these companies have collaborated on research and development concerning sub-terahertz devices, foreseeing the dawn of the 6G era.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Adumbrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adumbrating. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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