what is it when some apparently trivial action or thought or movement takes place which hints at a major turn of events later - what is the other word for that
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In writing, that's foreshadowing. In superstition, it's an omen, portent, auspice, harbinger.
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In writing, that's foreshadowing.
In superstition, it's an omen, portent, auspice, harbinger.
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