augur

Example Sentences

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It doesn’t necessarily augur well that the Commanders have hired HKS, a modernist architecture firm that has designed a handful of new stadiums, as the lead designer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Broadcast’s shrinking viewership and network production restrictions augur the necessity of a hard restart for the entire industry’s approach to live awards events.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 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

“Will Mr. Frank Churchill pass through Bath as well as Oxford?”—was a question, however, which did not augur much.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen