fate
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Meta told employees in an internal memo in April that it would lay off 10% of its staff, or roughly 8,000 people, and that affected employees would learn their fate May 20.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 4, 2026
But for a few twists of fate, she could be any of us.
From Salon β Oct. 3, 2026
Beyond the fate of “Digger,” Warner Bros.’ theatrical business will be of prime importance to the combined Paramount-Warner company.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 2, 2026
Taking the episode full circle, they each laid in a coffin, just as Winkleman had, to await their fate.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
“I guess you can’t separate your fate from those you’re with,” Chase said quietly.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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 β Sep. 11, 2026
People are commonly greeted by wishing that their names be inscribed in the Book of Life—because on Rosh Hashanah God examines our past deeds and determines our individual fates for the following year.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 10, 2026
Consider the fates of the British Invasion superstars who emerged from England alongside the Stones in the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 10, 2026
That's the no-man's land they're living in now, frantically looking at the respective fates of Senegal and Ecuador, Curacao and Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and others.
From BBC β Jun. 25, 2026
“Well, honestly...‘the fates have informed her’...who sets the exam?
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
Yet this young Venezuelan seemed somehow uniquely fated to come to L.A.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 12, 2026
Their fated romance is the final piece of the puzzle, the pièce de résistance that helps De Palma’s film rise above the other thrillers of its ilk.
From Salon β Jul. 4, 2026
But he was fated to spend more than two-thirds of his career in opposition, and only briefly achieved cabinet rank.
From BBC β Jun. 14, 2026
Mr. Goodspeed presents a compelling argument that recessions are not fated, and that they are becoming shorter and less frequent.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 5, 2026
“You guys are just, like, fated to be together, y’know?”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
This was a wolf on the defensive, fating a pack which had turned upon his leadership.
From Destiny by Charles Neville Buck
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 AntΓ³nio Nogueira Pessoa
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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