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omen

[oh-muhn] / ˈoʊ mən /


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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

That is a bad omen, though it’s encouraging that Kavanaugh and Barrett didn’t sign onto it.

From Slate May 23, 2026

The IPO’s strong performance is a good omen for some of the larger AI companies considering offerings later.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

He was a bit superstitious and thought it was a bad omen.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

There are bad omens for future tax policy, too.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

And with the way in which the balls ran during the closing stages he may feel that the omens are in his favour this time around.

From BBC Jan. 13, 2025

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 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

There was a sinister and unlikely coincidence exposed that was too diabolical in implication to be anything less than the most hideous of omens.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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