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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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Standard economic theory says a large enough tax wedge – the difference between tax rates in one jurisdiction compared to another – will induce some residents to relocate and revenue will fall way below predictions.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Here’s the thing, though, about wave elections — and, to be clear, your friendly political columnist is offering no predictions ahead of November.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of predictions

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There had been suggestions that Arsenal may be open to selling Lewis-Skelly because any sale would count as pure profit in their books, given that the teenager is an academy graduate.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Prior to Ustyle, Mialus would often make suggestions based on new arrivals, as opposed to user behavior or preference, according to a case study published on Ustyle’s website.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of suggestions

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And given the lunar ice’s likely extreme age, Dell’Agnello says, tracing its history would offer hints about the origins of Earth’s water as well.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Recently spotted with her husband Justin in Beverly Hills, the model and Rhode Founder’s all-black ensemble was perfectly accessorized with hints of white — a light cardigan tied around her waist and minimalist flip-flops on her feet.

— Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of hints

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The ideology of Third Worldism and the New Agey, anything-goes-style progressivism of the West Coast that Naipaul so keenly lacerates were necessary precursors to the mass death in Guyana.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Jack Kilby, the inventor of the integrated circuit, or microchip, and the handheld calculator—early precursors of AI.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of precursors

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The project heralds from Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors behind 2025 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Now Pedicularis had emerged as one of the first heralds of the Arctic summer, its stems wrapped in grayish, silky hairs that protect it like a warm winter coat.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 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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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
One of the forerunners today in Madeira and the Azores is António Maçanita from Azores Wine Company.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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