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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
Analysts said the reception to SpaceX was a good omen for two major artificial-intelligence IPOs expected later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
That is a bad omen, though it’s encouraging that Kavanaugh and Barrett didn’t sign onto it.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
"I'm not sure if it's a good omen or not," smiled Rai, who credited his wife Gaurika - also a professional golfer - for helping him win by reading his putts.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Everyone continued eating and the musicians continued playing without missing a single note, but Esteban Trueba jumped up as if it were an omen.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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There are bad omens for future tax policy, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
Even City manager Pep Guardiola sensed the bad omens, saying: "When I saw the fire before the game I thought 'the journalists have their headlines already'."
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
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
His life and his path had always provided him with enough omens.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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