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Examples
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If the Japanese housing market is any kind of portender of things to come, if we link the US chart to the Japanese chart to project the US housing market, prices could drop significantly more than what we think they will;
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Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill.
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In what could be another credible portender for the Oscars, Jeff Bridges won the best actor drama award for his role as a damaged singer in "Crazy Heart."
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