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Noun
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Kent being put in the stocks was just a foretaste, which Lear himself understood.—
Nan Z. Da
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025 -
The Art Institute offered a foretaste of the collection through two exhibitions — one focused on Neoclassical paintings, the other on French Revolution-era drawings — in the fall.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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The rise in the PCE inflation rate yesterday, to 2.8% over the past year (excluding food and energy), is a portent of price increases to come.—
Harry Holzer,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her appearance at the funeral had only been a portent of her tragic death.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
21 July 2025
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And if Super Core is any indication, that’s exactly what Kroma is setting out to do.—
Gabby Shacknai,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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There are no indications that a change is coming, but if the Yankees miss the postseason, conversations about Boone being fired will get louder.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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There are plenty of good omens for Bayern despite the immense quality of their opponents.—
Darren Richman,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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For England head coach Lee Carsley, positive omens surrounded him before this summer’s Under-21 European Championship had even begun.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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There may be cardiac symptoms such as palpitations or slow rhythms; muscle pain and fatigue.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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Know the red flags: Understand the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The manner in which these challenges play out may be a harbinger of AI’s eventual impact to other sectors.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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When eToro went public in May, investors saw the trading platform’s performance as a harbinger of whether the fintech IPO window would open back up.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
28 July 2025
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Recently unearthed clues suggest that a number of people, including survivors of the disaster as well as transients, returned to live among the ruins after the eruption, based on discoveries made during ongoing excavations of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in southern Italy.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Although Simmons impressed in his preseason debut a week ago against the Cardinals, for example, some outside the organization pointed out that his pre-snap stance might have provided clues into whether the Chiefs were calling a run or pass play.—
Sam McDowell
August 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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The key question investors and the Fed are trying to answer is whether this slight slackening presages a far worse outlook, even a recession, or whether reports of rising uncertainty merely reflect people’s feelings, not economic reality.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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The result is chaos, bewilderment and delay that presages rising consumer prices.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Prefigurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefigurement. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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