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augur

[aw-ger] / ˈɔ gər /




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That doesn’t augur well for a union-backed initiative seeking to qualify for the November ballot that would impose a wealth tax on billionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

The SNP's deputy leader, Keith Brown, told the Good Morning Scotland programme the lack of a challenger "does augur well for John Swinney's ability to engage with all parts of the party".

From BBC • May 6, 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

Between the weather and the Montenegrins’ defeat, it didn’t augur well for our own summit assault, scheduled to get under way in less than six hours.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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