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omen

[oh-muhn] / ˈoʊ mən /


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She’s just frustrated that the weather isn’t cooperating with her upcoming outdoor performance and agitated that this might be a bad omen for her big American comeback.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Against the bullish backdrop, the IPO could turn out to be fortuitous, or an omen.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 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

"Do you not ken it's a bad omen?"

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

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

And with the way in which the balls ran during the closing stages he may feel that the omens are in his favour this time around.

From BBC Jan. 13, 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

I am not superstitious and do not believe in omens, but the death of the snake did not please me.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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