Quote Originally Posted by Sadana View Post
Now I'm curious though... how often does the word "portend" show up in modern media? I would bet you'd be hard pressed to find it in any of today's newspapers and newscasts. :/o
Not quite, last use in a quick google news search for example reveals these articles:

yesterday: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.2097087
yesterday: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Militar...om-budget-cuts
20 hours ago: http://www.economist.com/news/financ...ebt-crisis-not
17 hours ago: http://www.fa-mag.com/news/hedge-fun...ays-20650.html


Portend is a word which most certainly still is part of modern day vocabulary.