ominous
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Still, the ominous atmosphere was hard to miss.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
In any case, the island is on board with Tom’s extractive commerce push, indicated in the season’s ominous ending.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
“I was fundamentally distrustful of pretty much everyone who was reaching out,” said Parsons, who assumed that Hollywood producers didn’t understand the subcultural fascination with ominous “liminal spaces.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
It all sounds ominous, but this is still a far cry from the furious exchanges that characterised the first five-and-a-half weeks of this conflict.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
It looks ominous, like the deep forests of fairy tales.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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