auspicious
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She planned to hang traditional Chinese couplets -- usually on auspicious red paper -- before sharing a family meal.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
But the current Draco obsession stems from the transliteration of his surname, "Ma Er Fu", which contains the Chinese characters for "horse" and "good fortune" -- an auspicious omen for the year ahead.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
“It’s not particularly auspicious in terms of what comes next,” said Michael Wahid Hanna, the U.S. program director at International Crisis Group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
It contains the words for horse and fortune, ringing especially auspicious for the upcoming Year of the Horse.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
“At this auspicious period,” he wrote, “the United States came into existence as a Nation, and if their Citizens should not be completely free and happy, the fault will be intirely their own.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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