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That is a grim omen for California, which relies on the Asian nation for jet fuel shipped 6,000 miles across the Pacific.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The omen was created by an analyst named Jim Miekka back in the 1990s.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
Indeed, the U.S. dollar index was up 0.5% Monday to 97.48, a bad omen for risk assets such as Bitcoin.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
This was his to lose, as it always is, but it’s a solid omen for him joining Roberta Flack, U2 and Billie Eilish as artists who’ve won record in consecutive years.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
I was glad to see the sun, for in superstitious fashion I looked upon rain as an omen of ill-will, and the leaden skies of London had made me silent.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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