propitious
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Especially propitious for future U.S. prosperity is that private payrolls are rising while another category of labor continues to fall, as BLS notes:
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
But those who are hoping for such a propitious outcome will be disappointed.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
He warned the UK could "be forced to revoke the concession in the least propitious of circumstances".
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024
Yet this seemingly propitious combination has locked the Federal Reserve into inaction.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024
Unsavory sorts murmured indelicacies at cutlet stands; grandmothers consulted almanacs to determine a propitious hour for the betrothal.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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