as in premonitions
a feeling that something bad will happen
a nagging presentiment of danger
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Noun
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The data in the new study validates these premonitions.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Most strikingly, some are from the near future, and have an uncanny resemblance to premonitions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Introducing the pair through a press tour that intoxicates but doesn’t welcome fans in feels, if nothing else, honest.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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These days will feel even colder as a gusty northwest breeze will drop the feels like temperatures into the upper 20s to around 30°.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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In France, the highest-profile figure affected by the recent release of the Epstein files is former Culture Minister Jack Lang, 86, who stepped down earlier this month as head of the Arab World Institute in Paris over suspicions of tax fraud.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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There are still widespread suspicions that Netflix would honor the film’s slate existing theatrical commitments — before ultimately shortening the windows to the point where the theater business is threatened.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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Nearly 40 years ago, economist and Nobel laureate Robert Solow observed little productivity gains in the PC age, despite prognostications of a productivity surge, and Slok sees a similar pattern today.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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This is best encapsulated by the unique self-fulfilling nature of crypto prognostications.—
Malana VanTyler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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