augur
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Leading the pessimist concerto, Bloomberg News claimed that a “diving stock market” and $100-a-barrel crude could augur a financial crisis as catastrophic as the 2008-09 crash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
That doesn’t augur well for a man who has spent a lifetime failing to own up to misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024
Mr Blanche repeatedly ran afoul of the judge Tuesday in an episode that Mr Coffee said "did not augur well" for him or for Mr Trump.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024
There’s no clear evidence yet that the H5N1 strain in U.S. cows has acquired mutations known to make it more transmissible in humans, which could augur a pandemic.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024
“While you’re gone, the augur is the senior officer. I will be in charge.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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