augur
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Leading the pessimist concerto, Bloomberg News claimed that a “diving stock market” and $100-a-barrel crude could augur a financial crisis as catastrophic as the 2008-09 crash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
The SNP's deputy leader, Keith Brown, told the Good Morning Scotland programme the lack of a challenger "does augur well for John Swinney's ability to engage with all parts of the party".
From BBC • May 6, 2024
There’s no clear evidence yet that the H5N1 strain in U.S. cows has acquired mutations known to make it more transmissible in humans, which could augur a pandemic.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024
Arriving for a fashion magazine job interview, Betty’s bushy brows, braces and less-than-runway-ready style did not augur well.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024
“While you’re gone, the augur is the senior officer. I will be in charge.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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