ominous
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This isn’t the only thing going on this summer that gives me that ominous fin de siècle feeling.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Something was in the air. There was an ominous atmosphere."
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Those are ominous words, ones we should take seriously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
On another hot day and in improved batting conditions, India finished 154-1 - an ominous lead of 269 - as England's bowlers toiled and lacked wicket-taking threat on a flat surface.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Once it emerged entirely, the tornado vanished, dissolving into tendrils of ominous smoke that curled upward.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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