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Unlike some anonymous Polymarket traders, though, the omen named for the doomed German airship couldn’t have known bombs were about to fall on Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

This is just the opposite of what Wall Street’s bulls are contending in claiming that the transports’ relative strength is a bullish omen.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

But the current Draco obsession stems from the transliteration of his surname, "Ma Er Fu", which contains the Chinese characters for "horse" and "good fortune" -- an auspicious omen for the year ahead.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

This was his to lose, as it always is, but it’s a solid omen for him joining Roberta Flack, U2 and Billie Eilish as artists who’ve won record in consecutive years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

The bad omen did not change his solemnity, however.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez