Although Mayer’s exit in the midst of negotiations seems like a bad omen for TikTok’s future, Zhang says the Microsoft deal is unlikely to be unaffected.
TikTok’s most vocal defender is now its new interim CEO|Naomi Xu Elegant|August 27, 2020|Fortune
At times, it seemed Leonard was awaiting a portent or an omen.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters|Alex Belth|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Japan Times on March 6, 2010, reported that in folklore the fish comes to the beach as an omen of an earthquake.
Fishy Mystery: Are Beached Oarfish Trying to Tell Us Something?|Kevin Bailey|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The color has also been used to forebode an omen or a threat.
On St. Patrick’s Day, Beware Those Sly Green Eyes|Laura Dimon|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some view is as an omen of dread, of blood, of war, or of victory.
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 2 for Dummies|Jace Lacob|March 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They may even have a good argument, but their very existence is about as ill an omen as it gets.
Five Signs the Dems are Doomed|Benjamin Sarlin|October 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Again he won his stake, an omen for the day, and was exultant.
Mr. Scarborough's Family|Anthony Trollope
If they remain unmoved on the left, or adhere to the right, then it is an omen that the absent loved one will remain faithful.
Domestic folk-lore|T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
If dark and dingy, the omen was bad, and they were ordered to sit still.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before|George Turner
But in the meantime its disappearance troubled me like an omen.
Uncle Silas|J. S. LeFanu
René took the incident as an omen, and turned his ode into a prophecy which he delivered to his master as the utterance of God.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)|Mrs. Sutherland Orr
British Dictionary definitions for omen
omen
/ (ˈəʊmən) /
noun
a phenomenon or occurrence regarded as a sign of future happiness or disaster
What In The World Is The “Hindenburg Omen”?What does a historic accident have to do with portending trouble on the current horizon? At least you don't have to worry about otherworldly forces.
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