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presignify

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Definition of presignify

as in to portend

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While China is certainly on a spectacular rise, that does not necessarily portend America's decline.

— Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026
That’s when digital storefronts became prominent, portending an even bigger issue in the future.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 1 July 2026

Definition of portend

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Designed for evolving missions The latest award follows an earlier Titan procurement by JIATF-401, indicating continued confidence in the platform.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
The motion is unlikely to pass, but indicates how deeply politicized the issue has become.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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The storms are foreseen to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch).

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
The accelerating rotation is fast enough, however, that timekeepers foresee the need for the first ever negative leap second—which could cause unknown and potentially catastrophic infrastructure problems.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

Definition of foresee

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Thousands of apartments have gone on the market in the last couple of years, and there are more in the pipeline, though fewer projects are anticipated in the future.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
The country is investing in more hotels and attractions in capital city Ulaanbaatar, anticipating that number will go up in the years to come.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of anticipate

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The year 1772 marked a seismic shift from international order to disorder, much as 2022 now seems to betoken the start of a more unstable and dangerous era of international relations.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
The Wiseman reference betokens a certain seriousness on the part of the creators, an awareness that people might be watching who know a thing or two about the subject.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025

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Roberts’s quip foreshadowed his opinion on behalf of the Court holding that near-universal birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the text of the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship clause.

— Amanda Frost, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
As Sam Khan wrote yesterday, the SWC also foreshadowed the future of college football.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of foreshadow

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Similarly, Newport Beach had warned partygoers to avoid lawbreaking before the takeover.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Oman’s Foreign Ministry also condemned the latest attacks against Bahrain and Kuwait in an X post, warning that the escalation of military tensions in the region poses a threat to not only its security, but overall maritime safety.

— Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026

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