propitious

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But those who are hoping for such a propitious outcome will be disappointed.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

A dozen or so arrived at Saunders’ office — at a propitious time, for Luther Tibbets had just written, asking for suggestions for a crop that would grow in Riverside’s climate.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

Upon its discovery, soothsayers would’ve been summoned to interpret the meaning and declare whether the sign was sinister or propitious.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2024

Yet this seemingly propitious combination has locked the Federal Reserve into inaction.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Suffice to say that there is a core of truth to Jefferson’s account of the dinner-table bargain, though it vastly oversimplifies the history that was happening at that propitious moment.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis