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This recent divergence certainly appears to be a very positive omen, as you can see from the accompanying chart.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The appearance in the sky of Halley's Comet, which is only visible from Earth roughly every 75 years, is regarded as a bad omen following Harold's alleged betrayal.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
She’s just frustrated that the weather isn’t cooperating with her upcoming outdoor performance and agitated that this might be a bad omen for her big American comeback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Analysts said the reception to SpaceX was a good omen for two major artificial-intelligence IPOs expected later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
It was a sign, an omen, an incredible, mystical thing.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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Successive dynasties employed specialists to monitor celestial events because unusual phenomena in the sky were often interpreted as omens.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
There are bad omens for future tax policy, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But if you believe in omens, this might not be a good one for the Gunners...
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
But this was a random thing, right, not, like, the latest in a concentrated sequence of omens that are becoming impossible to ignore?
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2024
There was a sinister and unlikely coincidence exposed that was too diabolical in implication to be anything less than the most hideous of omens.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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