foreshow

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Verb
  • The Guardian similarly noted more than a dozen $100,000 bets on prediction markets foretelling the February air strikes on Iran, while The New York Times last month reported 150 bets of $1,000 or more predicting the start of the war.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In another corner, an Anishinaabe weaving seems to foretell Edmonia’s ability to weave between cultures and continents.
    Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.
    Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • As for Cipriani, a hidden history of run-ins with power players seems to have presaged this Shell game.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Special election was 'harbinger for Democratic enthusiasm' The polling numbers may not play out, but the voter turnout for Shawn Harris in Georgia's 14th district earlier this month bodes well for Democrats across the state.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The development bodes poorly for further negotiations, coming just days after Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely to give Iran more time.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Foreshow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshow. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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