ominous
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Meanwhile, no date for the files' release has been set, and the statement from the Federal Intelligence Service about "conditions and requirements" sounds ominous to Wettstein.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Yet the fact that major parts of the market saw their best months since the ominous years of 2020 and 2000 should tell investors we are not dealing with normal market conditions.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
But classic feels too fusty and self-conscious, even though “Hokum” has all the tropes: looming figures, clanging bells, ominous dumbwaiters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
As if this wasn’t ominous enough, the latest BofA Securities fund-manager’s survey shows that Wall Street is, once again, experiencing severe cognitive dissonance: It is simultaneously worried about the market, but afraid to sell.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
But Roosevelt insisted, as they heard an ominous roar in the distance.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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