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bodings

noun

plural of boding

as in auspices

something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event among some ancient peoples, solar eclipses were often seen as celestial bodings of earthly calamities

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Noun

Serene predictions are a mug’s game, foolish in the extreme, whether they are based on polls or magical thinking.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
These predictions are specific to each city, so your exact viewing times will depend on your viewing location.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of predictions

Noun

But the group’s suggestions are for candidates and measures that are supported by more conservative voters, leading some Californians to call the guide deceptive.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Other additions include context-aware suggestions within Messages (like turning a message inviting you to something into a calendar entry), SynthID watermarking support in Photos, and support for user profiles in the Apple TV app.

— Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggestions

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Should tens of thousands of American lives have been saved as a result of decisions made about fentanyl precursors in China, the implications are massive.

— J. Travis Donahoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
Just as concerning, the pair may run into the same eligibility issues at the precursors as Seyfried.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of precursors

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The comedy-drama heralds from Adeel Ahmed and writer-director Batra’s film and TV outfit Poetic License, and is being produced in partnership with Jio Studios (Dhurandhar), and Good Chaos (Ballad Of A Small Player).

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Chain bookselling, which enabled the unification of the reading market, was one of the first heralds of a globalizing age.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of heralds

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Always alert to mood swings, Hollywood this week is coping with some dauntingly positive portents.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
But there is reason for hope, because the season-one finale of Widow’s Bay is like a beacon in the dark, and all the signs and portents are lining up.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026

Definition of portents

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Rather than try to replicate his forerunners’ styles of success, Ternus has so far played to his own strengths—which are also those of Apple, a company that first and foremost builds beautiful products that spark productivity, creativity, and joy.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of forerunners

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While black cats tend to be associated with bad luck, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History states that there are folklore where they are considered to be good omens.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026
Corral has no crystal ball, but the early omens are promising after Casey Bloys signed a new multiyear deal to oversee HBO Max and Paramount+ in a new role at Skydance.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

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