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noun Astrology.(in a horoscope)

the sign of the zodiac on the eastern horizon at any given moment; ascendant.

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They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
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It was hard not to take it as a sign, a personal comment on my own Jewish dating failings.
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Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.
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If he did, it could be a sign that our politicians are ready to resume genuine policy-making across party lines.
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President Harry Truman kept a sign on his desk that read: “The Buck Stops Here.”
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The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Rising at once he bundled up his traps, threw the line of his small hand-sledge over his shoulder, and stepped out for home.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Its continued presence in pulmonary tuberculosis is, however, a grave prognostic sign, even when the physical signs are slight.
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Idly his pen traced upon the paper in front of him a large X, the sign of the unknown quantity.
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Here they are seldom abundant, but their constant presence is the most reliable urinary sign of the disease.
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