augury
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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
“My life and myself were born under the sea,” she wrote, under the augury of “the star of Aphrodite.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
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
Williams sometimes wondered in interviews if that humiliating experience might have been a backhanded augury of her future.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
And so the conclusion and augury which I draw, even though no philosopher, is this.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
But the auguries for a home win on Sunday are not that good.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
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
There were no warning signs, no rumbles of thunder, no auguries, no harbingers.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2022
“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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