presage
noun
a presentiment or foreboding.
presaged
Example Sentences
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“Not all high-profile U.S. IPOs have presaged major corrections in the S&P 500,” said John Higgins, chief economic adviser for financial markets at Capital Economics.
From Barron's β Jun. 1, 2026
It also accurately presaged a big post-IPO runup in shares of Cerebras once they finally went public in the U.S, according to Coltman.
From MarketWatch β May 20, 2026
Crime fiction became more realistic, an approach presaged by Dashiell Hammett and other hard-boiled American writers in the 1920s.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 20, 2026
Despite the U.S. intervention, presaged by aircraft carriers roving the Caribbean this fall and attacks on accused drug-trafficking boats, some investors cautioned that Venezuela’s future is still highly uncertain.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 6, 2026
Her cheeks were ruddy and chapped in a way that presaged irruption.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
