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omen

[oh-muhn] / ˈoʊ mən /


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Through years of extraordinary political upheaval, the sound engineer at No. 10 Downing Street has served as a chiseled omen of great change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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

For Nikki Smith from Keith, a lost suitcase has been an unlucky start to the trip, but is not a bad omen for Saturday.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Against the bullish backdrop, the IPO could turn out to be fortuitous, or an omen.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

The door to Mrs. Caruthers’s room swung open as Ophie approached, the seemingly frail old woman standing on the other side like an ill omen.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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

The people of r/Superstonk are dogmatic, unforgiving of alternative views, indulgent of auguries and omens, simultaneously convinced of their righteousness yet constantly fretting about their opponents’ vast and mysterious powers to undermine them.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2024

Dany had named him the first of her Queens- guard . . . and when Mormont's gruff counsel and the omens agreed, her course was clear.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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