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omen

[oh-muhn] / ˈoʊ mən /


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Sven Marquardt, a Berlin photographer and Berghain’s most famous bouncer, was sitting in front of me, which I took as an incredibly good omen.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

For Nikki Smith from Keith, a lost suitcase has been an unlucky start to the trip, but is not a bad omen for Saturday.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Against the bullish backdrop, the IPO could turn out to be fortuitous, or an omen.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 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

They were too busy looking for an omen.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

There are bad omens for future tax policy, too.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The omens are good for the British pair – last year, they won GB's first figure skating World Championship medal in more than 40 years with bronze in Boston.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2026

But this was a random thing, right, not, like, the latest in a concentrated sequence of omens that are becoming impossible to ignore?

From Slate Nov. 22, 2024

The people of r/Superstonk are dogmatic, unforgiving of alternative views, indulgent of auguries and omens, simultaneously convinced of their righteousness yet constantly fretting about their opponents’ vast and mysterious powers to undermine them.

From Slate Oct. 10, 2024

Bad omens abounded, and we didn’t get home from Miss Myrt’s funeral without another one.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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