as in predicting
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the hope that the housing slump does not harbinger a general economic recession
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With Turpin back, all three (Jalen Tolbert included) will be like predicting the Packers receivers when all are healthy.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025 -
High geopolitical volatility makes predicting the market’s future even more difficult than usual, a Reuters columnist argued.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps the most eerie recurring detail in these stories is how a phone will ring, a calm voice in the earpiece implying death is imminent.—
Diana Arterian
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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The president himself posted on social media a deepfake video of Schumer implying that Democrats are fighting to give free health care to immigrants in the country illegally.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Several of the country’s biggest news outlets are publicly pushing back on the rules, foreshadowing a potential legal battle.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Hernandez added a two-out RBI double that inning – foreshadowing the fifth-inning explosion.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
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Another patron, anticipating his wife’s arrival, brought a couple of bottles of wine in a paper bag and handed them to the bar’s front man, Tracy Westmoreland, who looked unfazed.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 29-year-old father, who was anticipating the birth of a baby girl, spent four days at the Duval County Jail before being extradited to Polk County.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Now, back in Los Angeles, Bieber is heralding fall in her tried-and-tested transeasonal uniform.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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Nowadays, the likes of Jonathan Anderson at Dior, Matthieu Blazy at Chanel, and Glenn Martens at Maison Margiela are heralding another generational changeover.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Harbingering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harbingering. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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