auguries

plural of augury
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as in divinations
the art or practice of foretelling future events by interpreting omens the gift of augury that Nostradamus purportedly possessed

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Noun
  • Tropical weather experts at Colorado State University echo these predictions, saying overall atmospheric conditions, including wind patterns, will shift in a manner that supports a notable increase in activity.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His predictions are not intended to be relied upon as a forecast of actual future events or performance or investment advice.
    Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the final novel of the series, The Last Battle, the destruction of trees and dryads in Lantern Waste, a place tied to the creation of Narnia itself, is one of many portentous omens signalling the end of the world.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But at least some of that conflict comes from false assumptions, and some of it comes from turning their preconceptions into self-fulfilling prophecies.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Scientific experiments can become self-fulfilling prophecies.
    Sara Giordano, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As portents go, after a testing summer for Newcastle, this did not look altogether positive.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Other auspicious portents are appearing, Worden says, that signal initial Mars colonies could begin spreading out, beneath crystalline hemispheric domes, across the 2030s.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As always with space weather, forecasts carry uncertainty and auroras can be fickle.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, these forecasts can change as conditions develop going into fall and winter.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Check out our hints and answers right here.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For Driscoll, hints of trouble began even before the inauguration, the lawsuit alleges.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Swift’s involvement in the legal battle relates, in part, to suggestions from Lively that Baldoni altered a rooftop scene at the beginning of the film.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Have suggestions for future picks?
    Melody Wilding, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pic heralds from Old Henry director Potsy Ponciroli.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Thy Kingdom Come’s entrance heralds 10 total appearances for the album’s tracks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
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