writing on the wall
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“I think we all sort of see the writing on the wall,” Hoppock said.
From Slate
"Ultimately, I think the readings are that Scarborough on the whole will have a town-wide campervan ban. I think that's what is the writing on the wall here," he said.
From BBC
“The writing on the wall suggests that, exactly as we feared years ago, this was not the way to go.”
From Los Angeles Times
Truist analyst Youssef Squali sees the writing on the wall, from how fast agentic is growing.
From Barron's
After so many sales calls, Nick Winters says he saw the writing on the wall.
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