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

Goldhaber’s reimagining of an ominous relic from an earlier era of media consumption may capture for audiences the sensation, for better or worse, of what life can be like in an ultra-connected world.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Would he even want to walk into such an ominous situation?

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

“From the battle of Bunkers hill to the treaty of Paris we never had so ominous a question.”

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