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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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Many reckoned with its ideals; pervasive talk of liberty held particular portent for women’s lives.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Keane, though, sees nothing but disaster ahead, a portent presaged by some of the film’s most enduring images, like a stretch limo with a flat tire and a steam room littered with empty champagne bottles.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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The company is preparing for the debut flight of the larger Ceres-2 solid rocket, with indications of a launch attempt around November 15.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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This is a clear indication that Huang expects strong demand for Nvidia's AI chips to continue.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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Director Matt Ross frames the gesture as an omen, a flicker of the moment when Guiteau’s reverence will curdle into violence.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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That’s not a great omen for the American dream, which has long been regarded as owning a home.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Evidence is limited on how food or diet affects GERD symptoms, and available research is conflicting.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
9 Nov. 2025
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Parents should notify a health care provider of any symptoms.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The tariffs case is thus a harbinger of the far-reaching executive-power problem of this era.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
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The surfers, initially viewed by some as welcome curiosities and by others as nuisances, became harbingers of economic salvation through tourism, now the dominant industry, though still a relatively new one.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The everydayness of these items may also hold clues to their draw.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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But a great one must transcend the dry work of clue gathering.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For Swain, the rise of directs presages nothing less than a revolution in the world’s financial markets.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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