foretell
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It doesn’t foretell exogenous shocks, but many successful traders watch such measures of so-called market internals along with fundamentals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Its flashing lights and internet connectivity foretell a future in which kids won’t rummage around in the toy box at all, opting instead for more and more screen time.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
Perhaps it’s bear markets that foretell better times.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Her name was Annie—“just Annie,” no surname—and she was “just an orphan,” a nobody, really, but she never let her impoverished origins foretell her fate.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2024
He felt no more fear; he was sure that on this point he could foretell the future better than the god.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.