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Legislative attacks on media during the past year are one of the most ominous.

Despite such glimmers of hope, many public health experts fear that the war in Ukraine is adding ominous complications to the global fight against resistant microbes—a battle the world may be losing.

I actually thought she had a chance to beat him, right until the ominous results started rolling in.

This turned out to be an ominous warning.

That would not be optimal for any team, but it could be particularly ominous for a last-place team coming off the worst record in franchise history.