propitious
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Especially propitious for future U.S. prosperity is that private payrolls are rising while another category of labor continues to fall, as BLS notes:
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
But those who are hoping for such a propitious outcome will be disappointed.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
He warned the UK could "be forced to revoke the concession in the least propitious of circumstances".
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024
A dozen or so arrived at Saunders’ office — at a propitious time, for Luther Tibbets had just written, asking for suggestions for a crop that would grow in Riverside’s climate.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024
Dorothy was the kind of young person who filled the Negro race with hope that its future in America would be more propitious than its past.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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