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How to pronounce portend in American English
“portend” pronunciation by American speakers
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This may portend a significant influenza season.
CDC
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So how does this precedent of Rafah portend for Lebanon?
State Department
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What does that portend to their compliance, their potential compliance after a
The Obama White House
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