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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In addition, residents can check wave height predictions by viewing the NWS Great Lakes Portal, which updates wave heights, wind gusts and air temperature forecasts.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Rather than preparing markets for a manageable transition, the president has chosen to use apocalyptic warnings as a judicial pressure campaign—ensuring that when the bill comes due, the economic shock will be amplified by his own dire predictions.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, several team sources confirmed that the bulk of the Sky’s internal communication has been focused on her criticism of teammates and suggestions of a lack of overall talent on the roster.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The group goes through suggestions for the coming year.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The video was picked apart by people looking for some hints as to the shooter’s motivation or politics.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Swifties also took note of a few extremely subtle hints Swift made during her appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, indicating a Super Bowl performance could be in her future.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Events once considered rare—like the 2003 Northeast blackout that hit 50 million people—are now seen as precursors of larger disruptions.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Tarnopolsky recommends against the precursors since much more evidence supports the finished product.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Pic heralds from Old Henry director Potsy Ponciroli.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Thy Kingdom Come’s entrance heralds 10 total appearances for the album’s tracks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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As portents go, after a testing summer for Newcastle, this did not look altogether positive.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Other auspicious portents are appearing, Worden says, that signal initial Mars colonies could begin spreading out, beneath crystalline hemispheric domes, across the 2030s.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In the final novel of the series, The Last Battle, the destruction of trees and dryads in Lantern Waste, a place tied to the creation of Narnia itself, is one of many portentous omens signalling the end of the world.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Bodings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodings. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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