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augury

[aw-gyuh-ree] / ˈɔ gjə ri /




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Standard analysis divined from the usual awards season augury into the mix skews in favor of Anderson and “One Battle,” too.

From Salon Mar. 13, 2026

A few Los Reyes voters saw it as an augury for the presidency in 2024, when Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is favored by many to succeed Lopez Obrador.

From Reuters May 29, 2023

The original Hammer, in a weird augury of the recently unveiled Orange County Museum of Art’s new facility, opened to the public before the building was finished.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2023

Williams sometimes wondered in interviews if that humiliating experience might have been a backhanded augury of her future.

From Seattle Times Jan. 15, 2023

“He... Oh. The augury? Yeah, teddy bears must have nightmares about that guy. But you’re in! We need to get you cleaned up before evening muster.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

The film comes to us under equally fine auguries — and auspices.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2023

I wanted to know whether Mogelson, who has witnessed real war, sees auguries of it here.

From Seattle Times Sep. 11, 2022

“The auguries are not good, given what we now know about how damning even the redacted Sue Gray report was,” said Tony Travers, a professor of politics at the London School of Economics.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2022

The idea of the Future—by which I mean the Kanye West and Elon Musk sense of “the futch,” as distinct from the feverish auguries of religious prophesy—began in earnest, claims Gleick:

From Slate Oct. 2, 2016

“Hazel,” said Reyna, “bring him inside. I want to question him at the principia. Then we’ll send him to Octavian. We must consult the auguries before we decide what to do with him.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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