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- noun Plural form of
portent .
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Examples
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They believed in portents and charms and talismans.
Culture of Death 2009
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They believed in portents and charms and talismans.
Philosophy 2009
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They believed in portents and charms and talismans.
Atheism 2009
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They believed in portents and charms and talismans.
Pop Culture 2009
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Former Vice President Algore has probably garnered the most traction out of scrying dire portents from the quivering liver of climate change.
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Thereafter Sir Wilfrid talked much about the inexpediency of continuing in the leadership, and often used language foreshadowing his resignation -- indeed the letters quoted by Professor Skelton in the latter chapters of his book abound in these intimations -- but these came to be regarded by those in the know as portents: implying an intention to insist upon policies to which objections were likely to develop within the party.
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P: And of His portents is the creation of the heaven and the earth, and of whatever beasts He hath dispersed therein.
Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Abdullah Yusuf Ali 1902
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P: And of His portents are the night and the day and the sun and the moon.
Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Abdullah Yusuf Ali 1902
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P: And of His portents are the ships, like banners on the sea;
Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Abdullah Yusuf Ali 1902
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The portents are a bit more present, perhaps, but doom is not yet upon us.
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