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omen

[oh-muhn] / ˈoʊ mən /


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The IPO’s strong performance is a good omen for some of the larger AI companies considering offerings later.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

An omen among omens: Mid-dog-walk that day, I spot a onesie that reads “Milk Drunk” and shudder at the impulse to recruit our newborns into low-key bacchanalia.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

"I'm not sure if it's a good omen or not," smiled Rai, who credited his wife Gaurika - also a professional golfer - for helping him win by reading his putts.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

This is just the opposite of what Wall Street’s bulls are contending in claiming that the transports’ relative strength is a bullish omen.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

One of them wore a bright-red stocking cap with a great ball of wool hanging down behind that bounced as he jumped, like a bright omen above his head.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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