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Indeed, during his time in office, Frick delivered a foretaste of what could be expected if the National Socialists came to power nationally.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 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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If that is the case, the Ring Nebula could be a portent of what awaits Earth in around 5 billion years when the sun runs out of fuel for nuclear fusion and puffs out to become a red giant.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Carol’s favorite, Bella Donna, does not carry the same dark portents.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
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If Grammy nominations are any indication, Thomas’s decision to fully embrace his own artistry has paid off.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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Multiple videos from the scene immediately undercut those claims, and there has been no indication in the days since that Pretti threatened or planned to hurt law enforcement.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Such reactions from a judge are not generally considered a favorable omen for a litigant.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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But those ghosts disappeared as the snow arrived, an omen of big Patriots playoffs wins if there ever was one.—
Andrew Callahan,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some infections also lead to respiratory symptoms like cough and abnormal chest X-rays.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Because of longer life expectancies, the onset of symptoms thankfully was not static at 35, but regardless of when people entered their midlife crisis, evidence of the phenomenon was observed around the world.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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In retrospect, maybe that should’ve been viewed less as a rallying cry and more of a harbinger of what was to come in his first calendar year.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The move broke a string of three straight cuts and could be a harbinger of a central bank not of a mind to ease again anytime soon.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Once the therapist has gotten used to those types of clues, the prompt can be changed to be more obtuse about the factors.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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It’s called MukendiKabongoAirHybirdWingsRDC26FG, a title full of clues.—
Thomas Patier,
Artforum,
27 Jan. 2026
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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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