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ominous

[om-uh-nuhs] / ˈɒm ə nəs /


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So what is happening in the bond market right now is deeply ominous.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

There is overlap between “9/11 Reunited” and “102 Minutes,” with its ominous on-screen timeline.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

"Something was in the air. There was an ominous atmosphere."

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Those are ominous words, ones we should take seriously.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

It was instead that an ominous picture was congealing in his mind of patriot soldiers being fleeced by an army of speculators whose only loyalty was to their own profit margins.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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