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

Inspired by a novella by Soviet physicist Georgy Demidov, who chronicled his own harrowing experiences in the gulag from the late 1930s until the early 1950s, “Two Prosecutors” unfolds with ominous efficiency.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Tuchel's squad is also ominous for Watkins, a long-time member of the England set-up but dropped completely this time.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

To Farmer and Jim, the implications of this shortsightedness were ominous.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French