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destiny

[des-tuh-nee] / ˈdɛs tə ni /


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New Zealand have lost their first game as well, but they're going to get another go at it and the likelihood is they'll qualify, so their destiny is not lying in other people's hands.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Li offers hints of how Field and Adelaide’s destiny came to pass, with a preface and short flash-forward scenes that striate the narrative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Our destiny is not written. We still have time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Wang added that "China and Nepal are bound by mountains and rivers, sharing a common destiny".

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

He sprawled languidly in the Warlord’s chair, tilting it and resting his feet on the map-strewn camp table, happy in the knowledge that his destiny was being fulfilled.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

What’s chilling about “Disruption,” an absorbing ensemble drama by Andrew Stein about the brave new world of technology, is that its dark vision of machines wresting control of human destinies doesn’t feel fantastical or futuristic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Our destinies as nations have been interlinked. As Oscar Wilde said, 'We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language!'"

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

"I now appreciate how radical it is for us as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way," she wrote on Instagram at the time.

From BBC ● May 11, 2025

At a time when many are mourning the relocation of Suehiro, First Street North has become a lesson for other communities seeking to take control of their destinies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024

The conversation centered around the Marine Corps, moving from one old friend to another, men and women they had been stationed with, whose destinies had crossed again and again.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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