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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

Despite undeniable talent, those early misfortunes could now be seen as an omen of what was to come.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

And I still think the snake in the henhouse was an evil omen of trouble coming.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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

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

The omens, in terms of character compatibility, don’t look instantly great.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024

I don’t happen to buy all of Lorraine’s stuff about omens.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel