as in premonitions
a feeling that something bad will happen
a nagging presentiment of danger
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Retroactively, they were interpreted as premonitions of the 1994 violence that saw many thousands of locals, primarily Tutsis, massacred at the hands of Hutu Génocidaires.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
26 May 2026 -
Again, people have premonitions.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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Heat deaths spiked in 2025 as parts of the state saw multiple days with feels-like temperatures of 100 degrees or more.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Robin Westphal lives about halfway between Houston and Galveston, Texas, where the feels-like temperature in midsummer can easily soar past 100 degrees.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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When online reports in December 2025 started raising suspicions about AlphaRaccoon’s Polymarket trades, the CFTC said, Spagnuolo changed his handle.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The school leaders took no further action despite their suspicions, the lawsuit alleges.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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But that leaves room for another dark horse to ride into the roster discussion after being overlooked during the offseason program prognostications.—
Mike Kaye
May 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 May 2026
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Those immediate prognostications, however, are often fool's errands.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Presentiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentiments. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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