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Which composer's Fifth Symphony has an opening famously described as "fate knocking at the door"?

fate

[fayt] / feɪt /


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After a murder of crows kidnaps her little brother, a young girl ventures into an enchanted forest filled with talking animals and other magical beings, where a looming war will decide everyone's fate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Even then, there is the strong possibility that England will not know their fate for certain until two days later, when Tonga face 2022 finalists Samoa in their last group game.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

She was a teenage girl suddenly saddled with the fate of a country, tasked with making decisions well beyond her purview or experience.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Palisades fire inspired “860,” which is titled after his home address and touches on themes of luck and fate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

After that moment, Deadwood was safe for another year: no gaping doors, no risk of a soul being drawn into a realm outside their fate.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Some have since passed away without ever discovering the fates of their loved ones.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

I’m taking issue with the widespread belief that the long-term fates of a country’s economy and stock market are closely tied to the size of its population.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

The remarkable finds have sparked hope that some families could finally discover the fates of their ancestors, more than 80 years on from the war.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

By reminding Americans they controlled their political fates, democracy also encouraged economic self-betterment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

"I take no stock in omens. Men make their own fates."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

The prophecy also claims that the fated twins have the power to command daemons, supernatural beings with unearthly abilities.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

But he was fated to spend more than two-thirds of his career in opposition, and only briefly achieved cabinet rank.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Both parts are, admittedly, choice ones, but it’s an indication of the production’s deficiencies that these characters—and not the lovers fated to die before they grow to maturity—linger longest in memory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Strout seems to be asking similar questions: How much of our existence is fixed or fated?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

If you seem to have stumbled, think that it was fated to be so.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Now was his hope a great bulk of will fating Its wish to being, now felt he he was blind In some point of his seen wish undefined.

From Antinous: A Poem by Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa

This was a wolf on the defensive, fating a pack which had turned upon his leadership.

From Destiny by Charles Neville Buck


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