ominous

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But if you thirst for a sober-minded investigation into this ominous tool — one with an approach that treats you like the intelligent being you are — you’ll have to wait for AI doc 2.0.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Around this time last year, they started sending a more ominous message.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It's a "very ominous sign" for Australia's two major political parties, former Labor strategist and co-director of polling firm Redbridge, Kos Samaras, tells the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

More ominous is the movement in the bond market’s expectations of where inflation is headed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

We heard the ominous quiet of the hurricane’s eye as it passed over us.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago