auspicious
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Nonetheless, the executives’ timing was auspicious as share prices soared on the back of a historic shock to the world’s crude supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“Salesforce reports at an auspicious time for the software sector after it and other software stocks got slammed earlier this month by concerns about AI competition,” Mazzola said.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
It contains the words for horse and fortune, ringing especially auspicious for the upcoming Year of the Horse.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Most of 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon, which is seen as an auspicious one for marriage and births in Chinese culture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
“It is an auspicious color,” Tsukiko comments, but she refuses to elaborate on her meaning.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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