variants
also forboded
as in predicted
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
the dry summer doesn't forebode well for the harvest
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Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM, said in a blog post on Wednesday that the currency intervention has failed and predicted a 15%-30% plunge for the peso is highly likely if voters reject Milei again.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
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This work had found geomagnetic storms occurring during periods when no solar eruptions were predicted to hit Earth.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Palomar, like many medical providers, has struggled to operate in the black since the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing psychiatric services, consolidating labor and delivery in Escondido and delaying promised bonuses to its workers.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Des Cars promised to create no-parking perimeters in areas around the museum, upgrade the security camera system, and ask the interior ministry to establish a police station inside the museum.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The credit analyst said August retail sales boded well for the remainder of the bts period, which typicall runs through the end of September.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Viral marketing tactics, coupled with strong social media word-of-mouth, boded well for both films’ success, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the data firm Comscore.—
Itzel Luna,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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The final remedy is anticipated in February.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Hexum was given a gun and blanks for the scene, which was taking longer to shoot than anticipated.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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