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omen

[oh-muhn] / ˈoʊ mən /


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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

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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