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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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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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As portents go, after a testing summer for Newcastle, this did not look altogether positive.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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This was equally an indication of Rogers’ threat in the view of head coach Scott Parker and how influential Emery’s attacking midfielders are.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The data track earlier indications based on calls to Wisconsin's 211 helpline in the early aftermath of the storm.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Even setting aside its usual criticisms (antisocial, privacy-invading, a bad omen for human connection), the necklace simply didn’t work as advertised.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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For over two centuries, eerie sightings of the Dash have tied it to omens of death and supernatural lore.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What are the symptoms of hemorrhagic disease in deer?—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Along with feeling more like herself, Luddington reflected on how much clarity the diagnosis brought her after months of navigating symptoms with no explanation.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Dash is also a harbinger of death.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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One harbinger of this is the fact that many of the contestants who star in this season of the show are either cringe, mean, or both.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The clues have been there from the start, the little touches that aligned Grasso’s bifurcated personality with Tom and Robbie’s.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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