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

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

“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