destine
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Since Mussolini was believed to favor the Council, there was a rustle of Fascist surprise last week when he seemed to destine the Assembly to succeed the Chamber of Deputies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Blake Hamilton and crew have done an outstanding job building and maintaining what is destine become a Lone Star icon.
From Time Magazine Archive
A checkup in the womb Is the unborn baby healthy, or does a defect destine it to an early death or a life of debilitating illness?
From Time Magazine Archive
The Congress have seen such a necessity of an able commander in Canada, as to destine you for that most arduous service .
From Time Magazine Archive
The following experiment showed, that when the queen is lost, they destine worms only a few hours old to replace her.
From New observations on the natural history of bees by François Huber
A score that destines young doctors-to-be to a life of ennui in a job they do not enjoy, because they could not match into the competitive specialty of their dreams.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 12, 2020
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom, See their own feathers pluck'd to wing the dart Which rank corruption destines for their heart.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett
And all the little mighty things that cheer The closing day from quiet year to year, I leave to those whom benignant fate Or merit destines to the wedded state.
From The Little Tea Book by George Washington Hood
The crown to which fate destines thee, and which preternatural agents endeavour to bestow upon thee.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson
A woman, Captain Ellerey, who destines you for high service.
From Princess Maritza by Percy James Brebner
Perhaps that was the perfect way to sign off, but the Croke Park itch had to be scratched and while those gates seemed destined to remain locked, Taylor's status made it happen.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world's trendiest bars.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, he told them their nation was destined to redeem mankind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
I genuinely thought I was destined to depend almost entirely on Social Security in retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
One of those funny little things that used to make it feel like Leo and I were destined to be lifelong besties.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
They awoke Henry III's dynastic ambition by promoting the elevation of his brother to be King of the Romans, and destining his younger son Edmund for the crown of Naples and Sicily.
From A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Leopold von Ranke
