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He warned the UK could "be forced to revoke the concession in the least propitious of circumstances".

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A dozen or so arrived at Saunders’ office — at a propitious time, for Luther Tibbets had just written, asking for suggestions for a crop that would grow in Riverside’s climate.

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Former President Trump, who aspires to join their ranks, has followed a similar playbook to make America’s emotional and social climate propitious for autocracy.

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It seemed propitious that “Suffs” would start out, like that other historical fantasia “Hamilton,” at the Public Theater.

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I arrived with hours to spare under propitious skies.

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