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The appearance in the sky of Halley's Comet, which is only visible from Earth roughly every 75 years, is regarded as a bad omen following Harold's alleged betrayal.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Sven Marquardt, a Berlin photographer and Berghain’s most famous bouncer, was sitting in front of me, which I took as an incredibly good omen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Against the bullish backdrop, the IPO could turn out to be fortuitous, or an omen.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 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
After the harrowing time Annabelle has so far spent in the huge and endless state of Montana, this feels like just another bad omen.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
While 57 places separate the teams, the omens are good for Conor Hourihane's side.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
But this was a random thing, right, not, like, the latest in a concentrated sequence of omens that are becoming impossible to ignore?
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2024
The omens, in terms of character compatibility, don’t look instantly great.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024
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
When you are unable to read the omens, they will help you to do so.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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