as in foretaste
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The Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer’s financial performance could be a foretaste of how U.S. chip export controls to China affect tech companies.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2024 -
What is on track to happen in South Korea offers a foretaste of what lies in store for the rest of the world.—
Nicholas Eberstadt,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Oct. 2024
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His removal makes our nation less secure and is a terrible portent for what's to come.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The series’ treading-water quality feels like a portent, one that warns us Hollywood’s prequel formula won’t ever dare to change.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 Nov. 2024
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So far, all indications are that the Academy will hold on to its March 2 date for the Oscar ceremony.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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Past performance gives no indication of future results.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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The temptation to read the white things of this novel as metaphors or omens is hard to resist.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Based on the omens and mathematical trends the next successful United manager isn't due for a while.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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One of my most notable symptoms was swollen, itchy, red eyes.—
Gaylyn Henderson, MPH,
Health,
25 Jan. 2025
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Its researchers found that some supplements, including various vitamins, herbs, and minerals, offered potential benefits for hangover symptoms, but none was a cure for all hangover symptoms.—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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Do the 2025 Golden Globe Awards translate to Oscar gold? Actors, directors and producers picking up Golden Globe awards have good reason to feel their wins could be a harbinger of Oscar night celebrations in a few months.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
2 Jan. 2025
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The ugly scene on a suburban street was a harbinger of skirmishes to come.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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The observations recorded by Hubble yield new clues about the history of Andromeda, which looks markedly different from our own galaxy's history, according to NASA.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Most people make decisions based on limited information, but your chat history holds clues about your future path.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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In politics, there are liars and better liars How the Biden administration helped avoid a coup in Guatemala China’s meddling in Taiwan election presages year of misinformation threats Need help keeping up with this tumultuous election?—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2024
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The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac.—
Jennifer Culp,
Them,
16 Aug. 2024
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