ominous
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It all sounds ominous, but this is still a far cry from the furious exchanges that characterised the first five-and-a-half weeks of this conflict.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Trump had given Iran a series of increasingly ominous warnings in the days since his return from a trip to China to meet President Xi Jinping.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
But what is most ominous is how little we know.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Hal, Faye’s agent, marvels at the ominous setting: “It’s like a joke, or a Stephen King novel. Or an episode of Survivor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
It gave the woods a more ominous, brooding feel.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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