as in implying
to give a slight indication of beforehand
the hope that the housing slump does not harbinger a general economic recession
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Wells Fargo also kept a buy-equivalent rating and a $1,259-per-share price target, implying around 20% upside from Tuesday's late-session levels.
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The research team also found troubling racial disparities when officers used language reserved for serious suspicions — like phrasing implying commands or accusations — when the reason for the stop was relatively minor.
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In some cases, like in Elk River, local utility companies are predicting positive impacts on utility rates thanks to data centers paying larger bills for services.
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Investors have spent years predicting the demise of expensive technology stocks, housing markets, government bonds, currencies, and entire industries.
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In retrospect, this sounds like foreshadowing … or at least a good omen.
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Moore’s wartime Shelter Drawings depict families sheltering in the London Underground during air raids, while foreshadowing the abstract, organic forms of his later sculpture.
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Investors, anticipating better returns, will often dump their bonds and wait to buy new ones at higher yields).
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Boxing fans are eagerly anticipating a major junior middleweight clash this Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.
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By summer 1781, the states had ratified the Articles of Confederation, heralding the new federal government but making no provisions to abolish slavery.
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There has been an outpouring of support on social media for those who stopped to help, heralding their bravery and selflessness.
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“Harbingering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harbingering. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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