ominous

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The parallels with the 1970s are ominous: Inflation surges and then retreats but gets stuck a bit too high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But if you thirst for a sober-minded investigation into this ominous tool — one with an approach that treats you like the intelligent being you are — you’ll have to wait for AI doc 2.0.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

More ominous is the movement in the bond market’s expectations of where inflation is headed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

“The declines may be shrouded with ominous headlines, but the percentage drop in the index is just a mere flesh wound.”

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Aphrodite was back of this wretched and ominous state of affairs.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton