portent
noun
por·tent
ˈpȯr-ˌtent 
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a red sky in the morning can be a portent of a coming storm
a scout was sent to have a look at this teenage pitcher who was supposed to be the latest portent of the baseball world
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
For those who looked, there were signs and portents of core Democratic policies pushed offstage.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
The film finds the old Hollywood hand of Howard making the film independently and coming into the festival looking for distribution, which adds a little more dramatic portent to the premiere.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
While in Russia, Imbrie witnessed a peasant shot dead by a guard over a miniscule amount of food—a portent of the Great Famine that would soon claim millions of lives.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Portent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portent. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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portent
noun
por·tent
ˈpȯ(ə)r-ˌtent
ˈpō(ə)r-
: a sign or warning of a coming event : omen
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