as in indicating
to serve as a sign or symptom of
the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart
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The investment bank has a buy rating on Ralph Lauren with a $425 price target, indicating a potential 20% gain from Friday’s close.—
Davis Giangiulio,Christopher Hayes,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026 -
One commercial building — without any signage indicating hospice services were located inside — received state licenses for 112 hospices.—
William La Jeunesse,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Approximately 80% of that figure comes from consulting services, signifying that enterprises are compensating IBM to create operational AI systems, rather than merely executing pilot programs.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Up the color spectrum, Matthew Tkachuk worked in a powder-blue jersey signifying something between no contact and light contact.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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From Belichick, Graham learned to make the offense beat them with their off-hand, so to speak, meaning take away their greatest strength and force the offense to do something different.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Only 43% rated it as the most important factor, meaning that 57% of those Gen Zers polled cared more about other things, including pace of play, interactive features, and emotional storytelling.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Outstanding Chef is a national category, denoting a chef who has set high standards to the broader culinary culture.—
Brock Keeling,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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WalletHub graded 18 metrics on a 100-point scale, with 100 denoting the most favorable conditions for a Thanksgiving celebration, per the study.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Betokening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betokening. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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