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From time to time the yield curve can invert, a phenomenon that is considered bad news for the short-term economic outlook and has presaged past recessions.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2021

The spread between the yields of shorter- and longer-duration Treasury bonds slipped below zero earlier this year, a so-called yield curve inversion which has presaged recessions in the past.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2019

For thousands of years, deforestation has presaged the fall of civilizations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lately New Hampshire hasn't just picked Presidents; it has presaged presidencies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last year his experiments brought him the Lasker Award, the 22nd time since 1946 that this distinction has presaged a Nobel.

From Time Magazine Archive