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auspicious

adjective as in encouraging; favorable

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It was not an auspicious start to his film career.

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Not an auspicious beginning to an hour-long conversation with England’s loudest and most punctual band.

Frustrating results that overshadowed an otherwise auspicious day.

The protests were auspicious, with an estimated 5 million people participating in 2,100 gatherings nationwide.

Agathe’s vomiting on Oliver's shoes is not an auspicious start, nor is calling him “unbearable, arrogant, and totally stuck up” within earshot.

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